Mayor McGinn Hosts Hearts + Minds Benefit

Mar 1, 2010

On February 28th, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn co-hosted a benefit screening of Inlaws & Outlaws at Central Cinema in Seattle. The event raised over $7,500 for the Hearts + Minds Campaign - ensuring that the film will continue to help create change by partnering with community organizations across Washington and the nation.

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Freedom to Marry Week 2010

Jan 20, 2010

To mark this year's Freedom to Marry Week, the True Stories Project has donated fifteen screenings of Inlaws & Outlaws to fifteen allied organizations throughout the country — from Friday, February 5th through Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14th.

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Oklahoma Honors Executive Producer Bob Lemon

Nov 7, 2009

Inlaws & Outlaws' Executive Producer Bob Lemon has been honored by two prominent civil rights organizations in Oklahoma. In October, alongside his family, Bob received the Bill Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cimmaron Alliance.

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Chuck Lazenby, a Remembrance

Oct 2, 2009

In the years since he told his story in Inlaws & Outlaws, my friend Chuck Lazenby shared his humor, wisdom and good spirit with many thousands of people.

On Thursday, September 17th, Chuck Lazenby passed away after a long illness. He was 78 years old.

I first met Chuck in 2002 at an open call for The Bridge, an inter-generational oral history project I was working on with the as-yet-unopened Seattle LGBT Community Center.

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Check out our Equality Deal

Oct 1, 2009

Want to screen Inlaws & Outlaws for free? We figured out a way to offer you just that - plus a way to earn your organization money in the process. Our new Equality Deal is designed to give you and easy, affordable and accessible way to empower your community with an Inlaws & Outlaws event.

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Protect Equality: No on 1, Yes on Ref 71

Oct 1, 2009

The True Stories Project wants to enlist your support in protecting equality on this November's ballot. In Maine, Question 1 is an effort by right-wing extremists to steal a page from the Prop 8 playbook and repeal Maine's landmark marriage equality law. In Washington, Focus on the Family and other anti-gay organizations are trying to undo that state's recently passed domestic partnership law by trying to stop the approval of Referendum 71.

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Inlaws & Outlaws for Educators & Libraries

Sep 30, 2009

We now have Inlaws & Outlaws licenses for educators and libraries -- available in our online store or available by mail or phone order (including via purchase order).

SPECIAL: Order from us by phone by February 28th and get FREE shipping!   Call (206) 274.5858.

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Inlaws & Outlaws in Virginia Film Festival

Sep 26, 2009

Inlaws & Outlaws is an official selection of the 21st annual Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia, Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 10 am.

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