Pride Month

Becoming Johanna
When Johanna, a 16-year-old transgender Latina, begins her transition and gets kicked out of her home and school, she finds a foster family who loves her and a supportive school principal who helps her graduate and thrive.
Friday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. on Austin PBS

American Masters: Ballerina Boys
Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), inspired by the Stonewall Riots of 1969. For over 45 years the company has shared their signature style and message of equality with audiences around the world. The men perform classical ballet en pointe and in drag, challenging the art form’s rigid gender norms as they mix rigorous technique with comedy and satire.
Friday, June 4 at 8 p.m. on Austin PBS

American Masters: Holly Near
Experience the power of song in the struggle for equality through the story of feminist singer and activist Holly Near, who for the last 40 years has worked on global social justice coalition-building in the women's and lesbian movements.
Friday, June 4 at 9 p.m. on Austin PBS

Masterpiece: Man in An Orange Shirt
Two entwined yet separate stories illustrate the very different challenges to happiness for two gay couples in England -- Michael and Thomas in the aftermath of World War II and Adam and Steve in the present day. Although they are set decades apart, the two stories are linked by family and a painting that holds a secret that is carried down from one generation to the next. Scripted by best-selling novelist Patrick Gale, the program features Vanessa Redgrave as a grandmother struggling with her relationship with her gay grandson.
Sunday, June 13 at 8 p.m. on Austin PBS

The Lavender Scare
This is the first documentary to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual. In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service. Over the next four decades, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation. But, the actions of the government had an unintended effect. They inadvertently helped ignite the gay rights movement.
Thursday, June 17 at 10:01 p.m. on Austin PBS

Out in Rural America
This film explores the struggles and joys of being lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and genderqueer in rural America. Following five stories from the LGBTQ+ community over six years, the issues of self-doubt, discrimination, acceptance and small-town and Midwestern LGBTQ+ life are considered from cultural, social, familial and religious perspectives.
Friday, June 18 at 9 p.m. on Austin PBS

Reel South: The Passing On
Renowned African American embalmer, James Bryant, puts his faith in a new generation to continue the legacy of Black funeral homes in San Antonio, Texas. But his young intern, Clarence Pierre, is conflicted about his commitment due to the judgment he receives as a queer, Christian man.
Monday, June 21 at 10 p.m. on Austin PBS

Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: Mama Gloria
This film explores the struggles and joys of being lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and genderqueer in rural America. Following five stories from the LGBTQ+ community over six years, the issues of self-doubt, discrimination, acceptance and small-town and Midwestern LGBTQ+ life are considered from cultural, social, familial and religious perspectives.
Monday, June 28 at 10:30 p.m. on Austin PBS