CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 18m · NR

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

46%(5)IMDbDocumentary

Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco and New York City, as well as Madison, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), It’s Elementary models excellent teaching about family diversity, name-calling, stereotypes, community building, and more.

Directed byDebra Chasnoff

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 18m
Language: EN
Released: May 21, 1996

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Citizen Film

PBS

GroundSpark

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Bob Smith

Bob Smith

Self

Brian Stover

Self

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Directed by: Debra Chasnoff
Written by: Debra Chasnoff
Produced by: Helen Cohen
Debra Chasnoff

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