LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2024

Published on May 23, 2024 • Last modified on February 27, 2025

LGBTQ+ Pride Month Programming on PBS Western Reserve

LGBTQ+ Pride month is observed each June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Today, celebrations include parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and Pride events attract millions of participants worldwide. Pride month commemorates the ongoing pursuit of equal justice for the LGBTQ+ community and recognizes the impact that members of the LGBTQ+ community have had on history locally, nationally and internationally.

This June, we proudly celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month with special programming that will air on our PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1) and Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2) channels.

American Masters, Ballerina Boys

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Monday, June 3, at 8 PM

Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has performed ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step, they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form.

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For the Love of Friends

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Friday, June 7, at 9:30 PM

In 1986, to awaken America to the AIDS crisis and to honor the friends he lost, actor/playwright Brent Nicholson Earle runs the perimeter of the United States. In The American Run for the End of AIDS, he runs a marathon a day for 20 months, with his mother and a Winnebago driving behind him. In 2020, he stars in a play about his life. Though the run finishes, Earle’s fight never stops.

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American Masters, Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Monday, June 10, at 8 PM

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. The film features previously unheard interviews with Haring.

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To Be Takei

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Tuesday, June 11, at 9 PM
Wednesday, June 12, at 2 AM
Sunday, June 16, at 3 PM

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Wednesday, June 12, at 7 PM
Saturday, June 15, at noon

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from incarceration at a WWII detention camp to the helm of the fictional USS Enterprise to the daily news feeds of millions of Facebook fans. Join Takei and his husband Brad on this star's playful and profound trek for life, liberty and love.

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Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sunday, June 16, at 4 PM
Wednesday, June 19, at 3 AM

A young boy with fantasies of one day making animated movies with his teen idol (1970s Disney star, Ike Eisenmann) follows that dream on what turns out to be an incredible 40-year odyssey.

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Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Tuesdays, starting June 18, at 9 PM
Wednesdays, starting June 19, at 2 AM

This landmark three-part series examines the rise — and fall — of disco and celebrates its continuing musical and cultural legacy. Told by the original musicians, promoters and innovators — and modern-day musical icons — this is the definitive story of the people who forged a new form of music and dance and pioneered a social movement.

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Prideland

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sunday, June 23, at 11 PM
Monday, June 24, at 4 AM

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Saturday, June 15, at 1 PM

Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey across the South to meet diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community. From a lesbian rodeo champ in Texas to an African American mayor ally in Alabama, Burnside discovers how LGBTQ+ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.

Stream with PBS Western Reserve Passport.