Rainbow Movie Screening | Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026
4:00pm to 6:00pm

Ages 18+

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Organized by: MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Oct.
8

Celebrate International Lesbian Day with a special screening of Canadian film “Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives” hosted by NorQuest Pride and the MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity. Film provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

This feature documentary delves into the rich history of Canadian queer women’s experiences in the mid-20th century. Compelling, often hilarious and always rebellious, the women interviewed in this film recount stories about their search for the places where openly gay women gathered in urban centres. Contemporary interviews, archival footage, and a stylized fictional narrative based on the pulp novels of the 1950s are woven throughout this simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and empowering film. Forbidden Love brings an important and empowering history of lesbian sexuality in Canada out of the closet.

Content warning: This work contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/forbidden_love/