Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)

Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".

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Lynne Fernie
Lynne Fernie
Director
Aerlyn Weissman
Aerlyn Weissman
Director
Denise Beaudoin
Denise Beaudoin
Editor
Pierre Landry
Pierre Landry
Animation
Jackie Newell
Jackie Newell
Sound Editor
Rina Fraticelli
Rina Fraticelli
Executive Producer
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Jean-Pierre Joutel
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Justine Pimlott
Justine Pimlott
Sound
Lynda Pelley
Lynda Pelley
Animation
Aerlyn Weissman
Aerlyn Weissman
Writer
Ginny Stikeman
Ginny Stikeman
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Cathy Gulkin
Cathy Gulkin
Editor
Kathryn Moses
Kathryn Moses
Music
Zoe Dirse
Zoe Dirse
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Margaret Pettigrew
Margaret Pettigrew
Producer
Ginny Stikeman
Ginny Stikeman
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Chris Crilly
Chris Crilly
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Lynne Fernie
Lynne Fernie
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Jill Haras
Jill Haras
Assistant Camera
Kim MacNaughton
Kim MacNaughton
Assistant Camera
Julie Warren
Julie Warren
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Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins
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Marianne Culbert
Marianne Culbert
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Carolyn Wong
Carolyn Wong
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Anne-Marie Langevin
Anne-Marie Langevin
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Charline Boudreau
Charline Boudreau
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Francine Gagnon
Francine Gagnon
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Jan Elliott
Jan Elliott
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Denis Boucher
Denis Boucher
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Nicoletta Massone
Nicoletta Massone
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René Daigle
René Daigle
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Cathia Degre
Cathia Degre
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Glibert Lucu
Glibert Lucu
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Serge Dore
Serge Dore
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Beth Follett
Beth Follett
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Vicki Frodsham
Vicki Frodsham
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Robin Lupita Bain
Robin Lupita Bain
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Nadia Rona
Nadia Rona
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Roger Martin
Roger Martin
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Guy Rémillard
Guy Rémillard
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Nicci Cohnstaedt
Nicci Cohnstaedt
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Andrée Lachapelle
Andrée Lachapelle
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Carolyn Walters
Carolyn Walters
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Geeta Sondhi
Geeta Sondhi
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Karyn Hall
Karyn Hall
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Glace W. Lawrence
Glace W. Lawrence
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Michèle Nolet
Michèle Nolet
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Marie Nicole Pelletier
Marie Nicole Pelletier
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Christine Lalande
Christine Lalande
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Annie Buckley
Annie Buckley
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Ruby Dennis
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Nathalie Trépanier
Nathalie Trépanier
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Jan Marc Côté
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Nathalie Trépanier
Nathalie Trépanier
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Marc Hénaut
Marc Hénaut
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Lynn Chamberland
Lynn Chamberland
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Dawn Nichol
Dawn Nichol
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