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Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins total
Cory M. Miller
- Jack
- (as Corey Miller)
Allen Dorane
- Walter Stiltman
- (as Allen Doraine)
William Scott Brown
- Mr. Kienast
- (uncredited)
Brad Spencer
- Cop
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe Trevor Project, a national crisis and suicide prevention organization helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people, was started by the creators of this movie in response to the real-life issues faced by the main character. Before the film's first airing on HBO (in 1998), Celeste Lecesne, Peggy Rajski, and Randy Stone looked for a preexisting organization that they could cite in the credits as a go-to resource for viewers, but found that there was no such crisis line, so they founded the Trevor Hotline, which still (as of June 2021) operates as an around-the-clock call-in, text, and website helpline for LGBTQ youth who are in crisis, facing familial rejection, or considering suicide.
- ConnectionsEdited into Boys on Film 4: Protect Me from What I Want (2010)
- SoundtracksTheme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
Written by Gerry Goffin (as Gerald Goffin) and Michael Masser
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music, In.
Performed by Diana Ross
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. by arrangement
with PolyGram Special Markets
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I thought the movie was great. Not to mention that it speaks to the subject matter of Gay and Lesbian Youth and teen suicide with a frankness lacking in the world-- especially given the year it was released.
Gay and Lesbian Youth don't usually have the resources available to deal with the emotional and psychological implications associated with coming to terms with one's sexuality. That said, it is a proven statistic that Gay and Lesbian teenagers are more that twice as likely to attempt, and in some cases, commit suicide.
This film deals with that subject in a sympathetic manner only because this is a matter to which any emotionally empathetic person should find disturbing! I only wish that it would be made more readily available to those teenagers that could benefit from it the most. Knowing you're not alone in the world, especially in this concern, could truly mean the difference between life and death.
Gay and Lesbian Youth don't usually have the resources available to deal with the emotional and psychological implications associated with coming to terms with one's sexuality. That said, it is a proven statistic that Gay and Lesbian teenagers are more that twice as likely to attempt, and in some cases, commit suicide.
This film deals with that subject in a sympathetic manner only because this is a matter to which any emotionally empathetic person should find disturbing! I only wish that it would be made more readily available to those teenagers that could benefit from it the most. Knowing you're not alone in the world, especially in this concern, could truly mean the difference between life and death.
- johnainsworth2
- May 31, 2004
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