Reel Art Film Series — No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

No Straight Lines tells the story of how five scrappy and pioneering LGBTQ cartoonists depicted everything from the AIDS crisis, coming out, and same-sex marriage, to themes of race, gender, and disability. Resisting censorship, these trailblazing artists displayed tremendous courage and conviction in providing an uncensored window into queer lives from the 1970s onward, a time in which there was no other genuine queer storytelling in popular culture, and continuing today. Featuring: Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings.

Stay for a post-screening panel discussion with:

Cort Lane — Executive Producer, No Straight Lines

Ted Abenheim — President, Prism Comics

Tara Madison Avery — Graphic Novelist

Steve MacIsaac — Graphic Novelist

For Mature Audiences.

Admission is free.

Sponsored by the Brand Associates and glendaleOUT.