A DOCUMENTARY

TOM MONASTERIOS


SYNOPSIS


LGBT experience, official selection of the TV-COOP program of US State Department. Gold Winner at the Spotlight Festival 2018, awarded at the 2018 Awareness Festival in Los Angeles and official selection of more than 6 festivals brings a new vision about the most relevant cultural battle of the human civilization.
Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders for beginners.
Most of documentaries about the homosexual and sex-diverse community is made by a member of the LGBT community or by a religious fanatic; The LGBT experience is the heterosexual eye of this new conception of human sexuality.
We will face the history of the coming out of the closet of America in the media and we will listen to the most important and powerful voices of this debate.
All included on the LGBT, the experience.

THE VOICES


Brian Brown

Director of NOM (National Organization for Marriage) one of the fiercest gay marriage opposers on the planet and director of the most powerful and well financed lobby against the same sex marriage in Washington.

Tammy Baldwin

She is the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the senate and the first openly gay US Senator in history. Has been called the most powerful lesbian of the world.

Colonel John Eidsmore

Senior advisor of the foundation of the moral law and is also part of what is known as the legal team of the 10 commandments, which argues that the stop showing the biblical commandments in government buildings and public schools violates religious rights of a nation of deep Christian roots.

Gene Robinson

Is the first openly gay bishop in the history of Christianity. After being elected, the conservative wing of the Episcopal Church decided to split in a process known as the Anglican realignment.

Foundation Family is Life

Brings together more than 28 evangelical Christian churches in Venezuela and 7 million followers, organizers of the largest rally ever made in the American continent against gay marriage.

Sarah Kate Ellis

CEO and president of GLAAD
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is an institution that is responsible for monitoring the US media exclusively on managing LGBT issues.

Frank Russo (AFA)

American Family Association (AFA), a non-profit organization, founded in 1977, the AFA is the largest pro-family organizations in the country with 600.000 supporters all over the US, with 160 radios in 40 states of the union.

Aryah Lester

Chairwoman of Florida Health Department's transgender Workgroup
Member of the Advisory Board of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
Founder Trans-Miami, TransArt (of South Florida) and the National Alliance of Transgender Advocates and Leaders (NATAL)

Ed Sparan

Operations Manager of The World AIDS Museum is the first and only museum dedicated to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C.

(GMCW), is one of the oldest LGBT choral organizations in the United States. With more than 300 singing members, it is also one of the largest in the world. Executive director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, Chase Maggiano. (2014-2016)

Jeremy Pittman

Deputy Field Director OF the Human Rights Campaign, considered one of the architects of the unprecedented political campaign that has placed the LGBT community in winning position in less than 10 years.

Leslie Gabel-Brett.

Director of education and public affairs of Lambda legal who have played a vital role in the legal victories of the LGBT community.

EL DIRECTOR


Tom Monasterios
Born in Venezuela. Journalist, writer and filmmaker, with over 30 years experience in the Venezuelan media. Host, Creator and producer of successful content formats of the Latin american Radio and TV.

WHAT IS TV COOP?

The TV Coop is a great opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and countries around the world.

This program is developed by the US Department of State, which invites, through its Embassy, ​​the media of any format or platform to develop a topic of common interest between the United States and the country where The diplomatic mission is located, to be later disseminated to the local audience.

For more information about the TV Coop, contact:
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We are faced with a cultural and moral battle.

Human sexuality is sitting on the bench…

Interviews

Natural

ARYAN LESTER

Director of the working group of transgenders state of Florida and also founder of the organization of Trans Miami, the first help- line for people who feel a contradiction between their gender identity and their anatomical sex.

SUNSHINE CATHEDRAL

It is a church dedicated to spiritually address the sexual minorities despised by the other temples and have been drivers of the Queer theology . One way to understand and claim to God and Christianity for the LGBT community in the world

BISHOP V. GENE ROBINSON

Is the first openly gay bishop in the history of Christianity . After being elected, the conservative wing of the Episcopal Church decided to split in a process known as the Anglican realignment.

Moral


FRANK RUSSO (AFA)

The Association of American Family (AFA acronym in English ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1977 , it is one of the organizations for the largest family in the country with more than 600 thousand followers and more than 160 radios in forty states of the American union.

Foundation Family is Life

Brings together more than 28 evangelical Christian churches in Venezuela , organizers of the largest rally ever made ​​in south america against gay marriage.

JOHN EIDSMORE

Senior advisor of the foundation of the moral law and is also part of what is known as the legal team of the 10 commandments, which argues that the stop showing the biblical commandments in government buildings and public schools violates religious rights of a nation of deep Christian roots.

Legal


BRIAN BROWN

Director of NOM (National Organization for Marriage) one of the fiercest gay marriage opposers on the planet.

TAMARA ADRIAN

Persistent lawyer defender of the rights for the lgbt community in her country. The first transgender woman to be elected to the national assembly of venezuela .

TAMMY BALDWIN

She is the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the senate and the first openly gay u.s. Senator in history.

Have homosexuals the right to validate their sexuality as heterosexual?

Should we even engage in discussing the rights of others in terms of their sexuality?



Director



 
Tom Monasterios
DIRECTOR , WRITER , PRODUCER AND HOST

He graduated journalist at the Central University of Venezuela and film studies at the New York Film Academy, with over 25 years experience in the Venezuelan media . Creator successful formats the most important radio stations juvenile court in the country ( 92.9 FM, Mega 107.3 FM )

Currently producer and host of " The Monster Tomorrow " . The morning show 's longest-running Venezuelan FM radio. ( 92.9 FM)

Creative Writer and Venevision several programs ( reality shows " protagonists of novels " " music stars " and RCTV ( " Dare to dream " , " Sonoclips " ) co -creator of the late night show " Dementes Veloces " broadcast by Globovision.

He is currently in pre -production on his first feature film.

We are faced with a cultural and moral battle.

Human sexuality is sitting on the bench…

Gallery

  • Aryan Lester
    Director of the working group of transgenders state of Florida and also founder of the organization of Trans Miami, the first help- line for people who feel a contradiction between their gender identity and their anatomical sex.
  • Frank Russo (AFA)

    THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN FAMILY (AFA acronym in English ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1977, it is a the organizations for the largest family in the country with more than 600 thousand followers and more than 160 radio stations forty states of the American union.
  • John Eidsmore
    Senior advisor of the foundation of the moral law and is also part of what is known as the legal team of the 10 commandments, which argues that the stop showing the biblical commandments in government buildings and public schools violates religious rights of a nation of deep Christian roots.
  • Brian Brown
    Director of NOM (National Organization for Marriage) one of the fiercest gay marriage opposers on the planet.
  • Sunshine Cathedral
    It is a church dedicated to spiritually address the sexual minorities despised by the other temples and have been drivers of the Queer theology . One way to understand and claim to God and Christianity for the LGBT community in the world.
  • Christopher Purdy And Timothy Haye
    A gay couple who speak of their experience as adoptive parents.
  • Danny Dromm, Nyc Councilman
    Is the first openly gay city commissioner of New York , before being elected in 2009 was awarded several times as the best teacher of their community.
  • Ed Sparan The World AIDS Museum
    Is the Operations Manager of The World AIDS Museum is the first and only museum dedicated to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Educational Center provides information on treatment & prevention of HIV.
  • Emery Grant
    Director of community engagement, Stonewall Museum, founded in 1973 , is one of the first museums in the world devoted to the history and culture of the LGBT community and its impact on American society.
  • Enbar Cohen
    Elected at 26 years as commissioner of the city of Aventura, Florida, becomes the youngest lesbian in public office of the US .
  • Foundation Family is Life
    Brings together more than 28 evangelical Christian churches in Venezuela , organizers of the largest rally ever made ​​in south america against gay marriage.
  • The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C.
    (GMCW), is one of the oldest LGBT choral organizations in the United States. With more than 300 singing members, it is also one of the largest of the world. Executive director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, Chase Maggiano. (2014-2016)
  • Sarah Kate Ellis, Ceo and president of GLAAD
    Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is an institution that is responsible for monitoring the US media exclusively on managing LGBT issues.
  • Jeremy Pittman
    Deputy Field Director OF the Human Rights Campaign, considered one of the architects of the unprecedented political campaign that has placed the LGBT community in winning position in less than 10 years
  • Jim Van Bukirk
    The GLBT Historical Society (for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society) maintains an extensive archival collection of materials relating to the history of LGBT people in the United States.
  • Leslie Gabel-Brett, LAMBDA LEGAL
    Director of education and public affairs of lambda legal who have played a vital role in the legal victories of the lgbt community.
  • Stephen Fallon, Latinos Salud.
    One of the founders of Latino Salud , an organization dedicated to assist the Latino community in Fort Lauderdale to prevent and learn to live with the AIDS virus.
  • Hunter O’hanian
    Is the director of The Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is the first dedicated LGBTQ art museum in the world.
  • Mark Allan Takano
    US representative for the constituency number 41 of California since 2013. Member of the Democratic Party , Takano became the first openly gay non-white person in Congress.
  • Alec Tyson
    El PEW RESEARCH CENTER
    Senior Researcher of the Center’s Politics team of The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank which is based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.
  • Richard Gray
    Communications director of the tourism bureau of Fort Lauderdale , one of the few cities in the world focused on tourism for the LGBT community.
  • PAUL HARD Applicant
    THE LEGAL CENTER FOR POVERTY SUREÑA
    A non-governmental organization dedicated to the defense of civil rights, they are the cause of economic extinction almost KKK and more than 6 right-wing organizations that support white supremacy , homophobia and anti-Semitism
  • JESSI DYE Applicant
    THE LEGAL CENTER FOR POVERTY SUREÑA
    A non-governmental organization dedicated to the defense of civil rights, they are the cause of economic extinction almost KKK and more than 6 right-wing organizations that support white supremacy , homophobia and anti-Semitism
  • SAM WOLFE. Lawyer
    THE LEGAL CENTER FOR POVERTY SUREÑA
    A non-governmental organization dedicated to the defense of civil rights, they are the cause of economic extinction almost KKK and more than 6 right-wing organizations that support white supremacy , homophobia and anti-Semitism
  • “TREE SEQUOIA”
    Bartender of the Stonewall Inn and eyewitness of riots of 1969 in this bar , the genesis LGBT movement in the united states.
  • Stuart Milk
    is a global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. The nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, he is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation.
  • Juana Paola Peralta,
    Community Director
    It is a little known fact that a Venezuelan trans woman was one of the main activists in the riots of Stonewall Bar , but it is also a world pioneer of the modern transgender movement actually exists here in NY a foundation that bears his name ; Bill Sylvia Rivera.
  • Sasha Alexander,
    Community Director
    It is a little known fact that a Venezuelan trans woman was one of the main activists in the riots of Stonewall Bar , but it is also a world pioneer of the modern transgender movement actually exists here in NY a foundation that bears his name ; Bill Sylvia Rivera.
  • Tamara Adrian
    Acérrima abogada defensora de los derechos de la comunidad LGBT de su país. la primera mujer transgéneros electa para la ASAMBLEA NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA.
  • Tammy Baldwin
    La primera mujer electa para representar al estado de Wisconsin en el CONGRESO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS y la primera lesbiana en el senado de este país.
  • Gary Resnick, MAYOR
    Wilton Manors
    It is also known as "gay people" , it is the second city with more gay residents of the EU at a rate of 140 per thousand inhabitants. The mayor and most of the legislative council members belong to the LGBT community.
  • Justin Flippen,
    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
    Wilton Manors
    It is also known as "gay people" , it is the second city with more gay residents of the EU at a rate of 140 per thousand inhabitants. The mayor and most of the legislative council members belong to the LGBT community.