How many people can say that they cured 20 million people of a mental illness overnight? Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings can. Watch this triumphant roller coaster account of how they take on the psychiatric establishment, armed with data from Evelyn Hooker and other pioneering researchers. Watch a brave psychiatrist testify to his colleagues in a full mask to convey the personal and professional impact of decades of scientifically unsupported characterizations of homosexuality as a mental illness. Watch people twist with discomfort as the things they have been saying on record for years are completely disproven. This briskly-paced documentary manages to make professional society committee meetings interesting and focuses on the personal stories of those who risked everything to speak truth to power. It is an absolute joy to watch these legendary activists in action – spoiler alert, many of them go on to found many of the organizations who have done the most for the LGBTQIA+ community. Science wins and love wins in this uplifting film. – Lisa Aspinwall, Damn These Heels programming committee member Cured is the winner of the Audience Award for best documentary at Frameline 44, the San Francisco International LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, and the audience award at New Fest, the New York LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.

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CURED takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBTQ equality: the American Psychiatric Association diagnosis that homosexuality was a mental illness

Lisa Diamond, Guest Moderator &amp; Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, discusses Cured with the film's directors Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon

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Lisa Diamond, Guest Moderator & Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, discusses Cured with the film's directors Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon

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Utah Film Center is rolling out the rainbow carpet once again for the 2021 Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival! Damn These Heels is one of our most popular events which explores LGBTQ+ issues, ideas, and art through dramatic and documentary films from around the world. And we manage to have a lot of fun along the way! This year audiences can stream films from home, join us in-theater at the Rose Wagner and pack a picnic for an outdoor screening! For in-person screenings and special events please visit {{link|https://damntheseheels.org|damntheseheels.org}}.  Additional events and media education programs visit our website {{link|https://utahfilmcenter.org|utahfilmcenter.org}}

The 18th annual Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival explores LGBTQ+ issues, ideas, and art through dramatic and documentary films from around the world. A program of the Salt Lake City based Utah Film Center, Damn These Heels features in-person and virtual screenings

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.