Providence, RI – As Rhode Island lawmakers grapple with the question of same-sex marriage, Deville’s Entertainment and Promotions brings a powerful documentary on the subject to Providence. THE GAY MARRIAGE THING, presents the politics, the piety, and the people embroiled in and affected by the heated debate over same-sex marriage. The event will kick off the film’s SHARE THE LOVE CLUB TOUR and the famed promotion company’s new night at the renovated 3rd floor of the Mirabar on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 8:00pm. Director Stephanie Higgins and Executive Producer Lorre Fritchy will hold a Q&A after the film and will be around for casual one on one discussions following the Q&A.
“Massachusetts is just beginning to see how important the equal marriage debate has been for the entire state. With Share the Love, the film will move from state to state and club to club to start an honest, grassroots discussion that spreads nationwide,” said award-winning director Stephanie Higgins, “Through the visual story it paints, THE GAY MARRIAGE THING has a special power to start discussions and keep them going long after the end credits roll.”
Gayle and Lorre, 30-something college sweethearts who marked their 15th anniversary a year after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled a ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, are at the heart of this documentary scrapbook. From the protests outside the Massachusetts State House, to the churches of the Rev. Rich Wiesenbach and Carlton Smith, to the historic chambers echoing with State Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein’s perspective, a wide range of voices swirl around Gayle and Lorre as they approach May 17, 2004, the first date same-sex couples could file for marriage licenses in Massachusetts.
“With such a family friendly film, this event is a great opportunity for gays and lesbians to share the strong sense of community that is built around the club venues with their family and straight friends,” Higgins says. “It may be the only time your family and straight friends get to go to a gay/lesbian bar. That alone is worth the price of admission!”
DATE: Thursday, September 13, 2007
TIME: 8:00 PM
VENUE: Mirabar, 35 Richmond Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-331-6761 Web: www.mirabar.com
ADMISSION: $10.00 (for film, Q&A and dancing)
DEVILLE’S: www.devillesprovidence.com
For interviews or to review the film, contact the director, Stephanie Higgins, SassyMedia, PO Box 132, Belmont MA 02478, 617-821-5590, info@thegaymarriagething.com, or visit www.thegaymarriagething.com.
For distribution information, contact The Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-7038, 1-800-723-5522 or 212-685-6242, info@cinemaguild.com, www.cinemaguild.com.
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