‘We Live Here: The Midwest’ Hulu Documentary Shines Light On LGBTQIA+ Standing Strong In Heartland Against Backlash
deadline.comIn the wake of a Donald Trump presidency of 2016, in addition to the rise of anti-Gay legislation which poised a threat to the marriage equality decision in Obergefell v.
Hodges, filmmaker Melinda Maerker and producer David Clayton Miller took the time to check in on the LGBTQIA+ community in the Midwest.
Here was a place of American family values, rattled by rising discrimination; yet several LGBTQIA+ spouses and families opted to stay strong in their communities and live true to themselves.
The new Hulu movie, We Live Here is a window into their struggle in schools, churches, and their neighborhoods. Of those featured in We Live Here, there’s a trans/queer Iowan family, Nia and Katie Chiaramonte, who must find a new community with their five kids after being expelled from their church.
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