rejected rejected television documentary film homosexuality produced san_francisco rejected documentary program homosexuality broadcast american television initially ran september later syndicated net stations country rejected received positive critical reviews airing production independent producer apparently unconnected movement wrote idea rejected originally titled documentary gay ones explained goals program proposal object program present objective analysis subject possible overly clinical questions basic ones gay ones gay live society treatment medicine treated society like treated approached topic standpoint homosexuality social problem akin alcoholism prostitution echoed earlier programs produced episodes local talk shows addressed homosexuality shows bearing titles problems present homosexuality psychological approach rejected focused exclusively gay men representation expressed reluctance include proposal desire think problem greater society problem gay men second number persons involved smaller problems vastly different solutions example relationships economic social sanctions ability carry relationship sort greatly simplified commercial stations turned program sponsors bought project early new title documentary shot entirely studio segment location san_francisco gay bar fighting state police harassment producer filmed rejected budget director utilized talk format breaking subject matter series smaller topics segment included subject matter experts discussing homosexuality different perspective segment presented stereotype homosexuality challenged validity stereotype expert interviews goal noted original proposal viewer feeling confused society confused homosexuality experts interviewed program included speaking standpoint spoke positive roles homosexuality played cultures native american societies noted society individual determines homosexuality homosexual behaviour viewed psychiatrist explained scale human sexuality spoke approach treating homosexual patients medical doctor addressed medical issues san francisco james pike addressed religious topics man espoused belief laws repealed opinion homosexuality mental illness pike specifically compared homosexuality chronic alcoholism called treated love concern interest condemning evil city district attorney covered legal issues lawyers previously defended year legal battle police government harassment openly gay president executive secretary treasurer les fisher spoke gay men rejected unusual time included actual gay people opposed presenting ostensibly experts station manager opened documentary reading statement california attorney general people feel homosexuality dismissed simply ignoring presence subject deserves discussion refuse discuss alcoholism addiction refuse discuss subject swept away critical popular response rejected critically popularly received initial airing variety described handling topic matter fact middle manner covering thoroughly critic san_francisco_chronicle concurred praising courage addressing subject matter said program handled topic great depth letters received numbered hundreds positive writers encouraged station programs like san_francisco published rejected close people ordered copies syndicated rejected net channels country aired net stations repeated educational stations conservative members gay community pleased members presented ordinary people image differed perception held outside community radical activists including found program wanting tone took homosexuality presented pioneer award recognition production rejected beginning long history lgbt related programming availability airing rejected archive hard copy documentary years documentary considered lost available paul library searched remaining hard copy years eventually found film owned funded film single inch archived library congress library remastered film digital format provided copy purpose making available online minute film released online producer film alluded extra minutes footage including content filmed extra footage recovered production correspondence written march july program manager net director programming refer scenes featuring bar owner shot probably going cut final edit documents preserved
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