TUESDAY 6/23
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Main Theatre
Grandin Theatre 2026 PRIDE SERIES
Admission is Free!
2021 | Runtime: 1:31 | Genre: Documentary | Rating - PG-13
A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.
Director: Julie Cohen, Betsy West
Writer: Talleah Bridges McMahon, Julie Cohen, Cinque Northern
Stars: Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray, Dolores Chandler
Volunteer Community Programmer:
Toya Jones
“I chose this documentary because Murray’s experience resonates with many different aspects of the LGBTQ community. Pauli Murray was same-gender loving and had same-gender loving relationships.
Her writings indicated that she experienced gender dysphoria, which many transgender and nonbinary people also experience. Pauli wrote about her gender identity and sexuality throughout her life. In her journals, Murray wondered if she was “one of nature’s experiments; a girl who should’ve been a boy.” Because of this struggle, she suffered breakdowns thus leaving her hospitalized throughout her twenties and thirties.
Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat, Pauli Murray fights for social justice. A nonbinary Black lawyer, activist, poet and priest, Murray influences both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall. I think it’s important to recognize Murray as a historical LGBTQ figure and more broadly, recognize the contributions of LGBTQ individuals throughout history.”
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