Screening of Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 6:00 PM  |  view details and directions

You've probably heard of Matthew Shepard, but you may have never heard of Sakia Gunn, a 15 year old out and proud young woman from New Jersey who identified as an "aggressive" homosexual woman of color. She was stabbed to death in 2003 by one of the two much older men whose sexual advances she rebuffed that night. The documentary follows the reaction of the Newark community where several rallies and vigils were held, galvanizing the community and prompting several LGBT organizations to form, including the Newark Pride Alliance and Sakia Gunn Aggressives & Femmes, as well as a scholarship fund in her name.

Location: Affinity Community Services, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave.

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