Miami, FL – South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, and Health Channel) brings you a variety of exciting and informative Pride Month programs this June. From fan favorites to new premieres, enjoy a slate of programs this month on WPBT and WXEL that highlight LGBTQ+ voices and stories.
June programs related to the LGBTQ+ experience include:
American Masters: Ballerina Boys
o Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy.
o Thursday, June 1st at 8PM | WXEL
·Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock`n'Roll
o Little Richard can stake a claim on having invented rock`n'roll. A black artist who grew up in the segregated south of the United States, Richard Penniman broke down barriers and took 1950s America by storm.
o Friday, June 2nd at 9PM | WPBT
o Saturday, June 3rd at 1AM | WXEL
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
o Explore the definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art.
o Friday, June 2nd at 11:30PM | WPBT
·Finding Your Roots: Forgotten Journeys
o Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their immigrant ancestors who crossed continents and countries under amazing circumstances.
o Tuesday, June 20th at 8PM | WPBT
o Monday, June 26th at 8PM | WXEL
American Experience: Stonewall Uprising
o When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days.
o Tuesday, June 20th at 9PM | WPBT
o Monday, June 26th at 9PM | WXEL
Mama Bears
o Conservative, Christian beliefs have defined their lives. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.
o Tuesday, June 20th at 10:30PM | WPBT
o Sunday, June 25th at 11:30PM | WXEL
Prideland
o Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey to discover how LGBTQ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.
o Friday, June 23rd at 10PM | WPBT
o Monday, June 26th at 10:30PM | WXEL
The Committee
o The Committee is a documentary film about the little-known Florida Legislative Investigative Committee of the State Legislature from 1956-1965. Florida Senator Charley Johns chaired the committee, and its aim was to root out communist and homosexual teachers and students from state universities.
o Monday, June 26th at 11:30PM | WPBT
o Thursday, June 22nd at 10:30PM | WXEL
Casa Susana
o In the 1950s and ‘60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.
o Tuesday, June 27th at 8PM | WPBT
o Thursday, June 29th at 9PM | WXEL
Do not miss the latest episode of South Florida PBS’ public affairs show Your South Florida titled “Voices of Pride” on Saturday, June 3rd at 6:30PM on WXEL and Sunday, June 4th at 12PM on WPBT. In this episode, host Pam Giganti takes a look at the biggest issues facing South Florida’s LGBTQ+ communities and the latest resources to help those in need.
Those without access to South Florida PBS can watch all our programming live on our websites using the links below:
WPBT Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wpbt2.org/live-tv/
WXEL Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wxel.org/live-tv/
About South Florida PBS
South Florida PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, the only 24/7 channel dedicated to health in the nation. South Florida PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida's history. Leading the way in this global society, South Florida PBS is committed to creating and presenting award-winning programs focused on kids, education, arts and culture, health, environment, science, and civic engagement.
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