MY PEOPLE film series starts tonight at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater (on Penn Ave. in East Liberty)! A panel discussion will follow each film. MY PEOPLE: A Film Series in Color is a three-part film series highlighting the lives and experiences of queer people of color with award-winning films, expert hosts, and panel discussions. A diverse selection of people, presenters, and films will encourage dialogue around categories of human rights, trans identity, and family. While the films focus primarily on queer people of color, MY PEOPLE seeks to affirm underserved and underrepresented groups and help identify strong, active, and vibrant communities. Tuesday, November 2 | 7PM Activism & Human Rights: Then & Now Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin The life and work of civil rights organizer and right hand man of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bayard Rustin, is explored in a multifaceted approach. Rustin, whose best known as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, was an openly gay black man fighting for the rights of all African Americans. Tuesday, November 9 | 7PM Transcending Gender Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen Often left out of the conversation, this film focuses on six black transmen sharing stories on love, family, passing, and sex. They are preachers, teachers, students, and activists with varied lives and experiences illuminated through candid conversations. Tuesday, November 23 | 7PM Choosing Family Changing House For 15 years, a communal living space in Brooklyn provided shelter for transgender women including Stonewall legend, Sylvia Rivera. As the home grew, its capacity was challenged and eventually “Ma” Sylvia passed. This documentary honors the loving family which grew from perseverance and the will to fight.