This Day in History — December 9
Today is the 343rd day of 2020. There are 22 days left in the year.
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Today is the 343rd day of 2020. There are 22 days left in the year.
Today is the 343rd day of 2020. There are 22 days left in the year.
Clarksville NowCourtesy Amanda LeighAmanda Leigh performing in downtown Clarksville at The Rail in 1999. CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – In the 1980s, being gay in Clarksville meant your private life had to stay extremely private. For 62-year-old Amanda Leigh, a lot of that stemmed from widespread misconceptions about what being gay actually meant. “Back then, a lot of people just didn’t know what gay meant. So many people thought that being gay meant you were a pedophile, a predator, you wanted their children, you wanted to convert everybody,” Leigh told Clarksville Now. “The...
Netflix/IFC Films The transgender community has gone through a history of being underrepresented on-screen until the past several years. Today, there’s a variety of trans stories that add to a catalog of movies that have evidently improved over time. With the success of television shows like Pose, that shows unique and exciting stories of trans people, and Euphoria, that includes a coming-of-age story featuring a transgender character, there is growth in positive and accurate representation. "I think for a very long time, the ways in which trans people have been represented on-screen hav...