The Spark: A History of the LGBT+ Struggles

A documentary film by Benoît Masocco, 2019, runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes.

Fifty years ago, the Stonewall riots marked the beginning of the LGBT+ movement. Since then, the struggle has only intensified. From New York to Paris, from San Francisco to Amsterdam, these decades of struggle are brought to life through personal accounts and previously unseen archival footage. Here, we (re)discover the activism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who lived through the repression of the 1960s, the sexual liberation of the 1970s, and the AIDS tragedy of the 1980s, before fighting for the right to marriage in the 2000s. 

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Carcassonne, Tuesday, November 14.
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Collectif Fiertés Carcassonne booth (information materials, games, quizzes, discussions, etc.) – Park.
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Film screening followed by a discussion with Collectif Fiertés Carcassonne – Faculty of Education, conference room.
Open only to UM students and staff.
Free admission

Perpignan, Wednesday, November 15.
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Screening followed by a discussion with SOS Homophobie.
Amphitheater.
Open to UM students and staff only.
Free admission

Montpellier, Wednesday, November 15.
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Screening followed by a discussion with the director, Benoît Masocco.
Aimé Schoenig Student Center – Richter Campus.
Open only to UM students and staff.

The events will conclude with a social gathering.

For more information:
Email
Phone: 04 67 14 94 59

This event is organized by the Quality of Life at Work Department – Campus Life Division, as part of the 2023 Week Against LGBT+ Phobia.