2012 Festival | This Gay and Age
A young filmmaker examines how media influence gay teens' expectations.
2012 Festival | This Gay and Age PBS Short Film Festival

'This Gay and Age,' winner of the 2011 Project VoiceScape award for Best Documentary, examines the gay stereotypes that bombard LGBT youth, and how these stereotypes affect the way we think about sexuality. Teen documentarian Morgan Wilcock takes a look at her hometown of Minneapolis to examine the media's influence on her generation's view of sexuality.
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