简介：GayPridemarchesandfestivalsarehappeningallovertheworldsometimesunderheavyoppositionandviolence.BeyondGay:ThePoliticsofPrideisthemostcomprehensivelookattheroleoftheseeventseverundertaken.ThisfeaturelengthdocumentaryfollowstheVancouverPrideSociety’s(VPS)ParadeDirectorKenCoolenandhisVPScolleaguesastheytraveltoplaceswherePrideisstillsteepedinprotesttopersonallyexperiencetherampanthomophobiathatstillexists.TheyalsotraveltoSaoPauloBrazilfortheworld’slargestgayparadeandNewYorkCity,thebirthplaceofthemoderngayliberationmovement. IncreasinglythePridemovementisglobalizing.CoolenandmanyPrideorganizersinNorthAmericaandEurope,wherecelebrationhasovertakenpoliticalaction,strivetoremindtheircommunitiesthatPrideisatitsheartaglobalfightforhumanrights. Despitethehundredsofthousandsofpeoplecheeringinthestreets,Prideismuch,muchmorethanaparadeandaparty.Itisagiantstepontheroadtotrueequality.TheGLBTcommunityduringPrideisanentertainingandengagingmulti-ethnicgroupthancanbringattentiontotheissueofhumanrightswithdiversity,insight,andofcourseplentyoffabulousness.Somehighlightsinclude: InterPride2007,ZurichSwitzerland:Coolenandco-paradedirector,DeanNelson,attendthisinternationalconferenceofPrideorganizations.Manyhumanrightsactivistsareinterviewed,includingAmericanartistandactivistGilbertBakercreatorofthefirstrainbowflag. SaoPauloPrideParade,Brazil:ThisbeginsatourCoolenandthecrewwillneverforget.VIPaccesstotheworld’slargestGayParadewhere4millionpeopletakepartintheirgovernmentsponsoredPride:astreetpartythatdefiestheimagination.Theirthemethisyear:HomophobiaKills!Then,7dayslater… MoscowPride:Coolenandcrewaretheonlyforeignersinvolvedintheclandestinepreparationsforthisevent.Secretmeetings,hiddenidentities,policeharassment,thefirstsuccessfulpeacefulPrideMarch,andaviolentcounterprotestrevealjusthowpassionatepeoplecanbeaboutaparade. PrideColombo,SriLanka:Prideeventshereareonlyadvertisedaftertheytakeplace,inordertoprotecttheidentitiesofthosebraveenoughtoattend.Ourhost,PrideorganizerSahranAbeysundra,latertravelstoCanadatobeaGrandMarshalinVancouver’sParade. VancouverPride:“Celebrating30YearsoftheRainbow”:BackinVancouver,whereequalmarriageislegalandtheparadeentertainshalfamillionpeople,Kenstrugglestomaketheparadehavesomemeaningafterallhehasseen.ThroughKenwediscoverthatdespitethousandsofpeoplecheeringinthestreets,Prideismuch,muchmorethanaparadeandaparty.It’sagiantstepontheroadtotruehumanequality.…