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'''Artist:''' Jennie Livingston, Miramax and the NEA
'''Artist:''' Jennie Livingston, Miramax and the NEA


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'''Description of Artwork:''' A documentary film depicting homosexuality and gay balls in New York City.
'''Description of Artwork:''' A documentary film depicting homosexuality and gay balls in New York City.


'''The Incident:''' The Christian Film and Television Commission called for "all moral Americans" to boycott Jennie Livingston's "Paris is Burning," charging that it was a "homosexual propaganda film." Livingston received grants from Art Matters, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NEA film and video program.
'''The Incident:''' The Christian Film and Television Commission called for "all moral Americans" to boycott Jennie Livingston's ''Paris is Burning'', charging that it was a "homosexual propaganda film." Livingston received grants from Art Matters, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NEA film and video program.


'''Results of Incident:''' "Paris is Burning" received international attention and distribution. The Commission continues to recommend local ratings boards for film.
'''Results of Incident:''' ''Paris is Burning'' received international attention and distribution. The Commission continues to recommend local ratings boards for film.


'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack 1992
'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack 1992


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Latest revision as of 16:53, 11 November 2016

Date: 1992

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Film Video


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Artist: Jennie Livingston, Miramax and the NEA

Confronting Bodies: Dr. Ted Baehr's Christian Film and Television Commission

Dates of Action: 1992

Location: New York City and Washington, DC

Description of Artwork: A documentary film depicting homosexuality and gay balls in New York City.

The Incident: The Christian Film and Television Commission called for "all moral Americans" to boycott Jennie Livingston's Paris is Burning, charging that it was a "homosexual propaganda film." Livingston received grants from Art Matters, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NEA film and video program.

Results of Incident: Paris is Burning received international attention and distribution. The Commission continues to recommend local ratings boards for film.

Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack 1992