Channel 4 gay documentary
Channel 4 is marking 50 years of Pride in the UK with a distinct season of landmark programmes and specials. This bumper season of high profile content will reflect on the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing Homosexual rights and visibility over the last half century, while also platforming the diversity of identity and sexuality in the s.
At the centre of the season will be a pair of new factual commissions. 50 Years of Pride (w/t) will be a landmark documentary on the history of the movement in the UK, made in collaboration with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Daldry and playwright Joe production will be told through first-person testimony and archive footage, hearing from those who faced down intense hostility and discrimination at the start, as adequately as from a younger generation for whom Identity has always been part of their life and identity. Focusing in on trans history, April Ashley (w/t) will be the first in-depth feature documentary on this trailblazer for trans woman in the UK. Ashley, who died last year at the age of 86, was one of the
In this one off documentary Dr Christian Jessen will travel the motives and practices behind therapies that offer to change people’s sexuality. He asks if it is feasible to ‘cure’ homosexuality and will boldly undertake some of these ‘cures’ to see if he can change his sexual preference.
Undercover Doctor: Cure Me, I’m Gay will shadow Dr Jessen on his extraordinary and sometimes shocking journey as he looks at past and present therapies in both the UK and USA that offer to ‘cure’ gay people who are desperate to be straight.
During his career Dr Christian has encountered patients who are uncomfortable with their sexual orientation and desperate for change. In an attempt to understand their needs he seeks to find out what’s on offer for these people and discover whether or not these ‘cures’ are effective.
With his medical background and as an openly gay man, he’ll be boldly undertaking some of the ‘cures’ himself and will explore whether it really is possible to be ‘cured’ of homosexuality. He will also be conside
Channel 4 contain commissioned My Gay Dog and Other Animals (w/t) (1 x 60 min) from Arrow Pictures, the film explores something that traditional evolutionary theory cannot clarify - gay behaviour in animals. With more than 1, animal species displaying same-sex behaviour, the programme highlights recent research from leading scientists in the field to find out more about this largely unexplained phenomenon.
Challenging many pre-conceptions about animals and procreation the documentary features a broad range of experts, who specialise in Evolutionary Anthropology, Sexuality, Sex-differences and Gender-differences, and scientists head the pioneering study of the genetics of homosexual behaviour in animals. In addition, the documentary also hears from non-academic experts including zoologists, farmers and more.
Siobhan Sinnerton, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4 News and Current Affairs, says: “This hugely enjoyable film explores the complex science and connected controversies around same sex behaviour in animals in a totally refreshing way."
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