Small Town Gay Bar

A great depiction of small town life & one of the few shining examples I have ever seen of the LGBT community pulling and working TOGETHER !I would hope the filmmaker would think about doing a follow up for all the people depicted and what is going on there today..For anyone in a small town, you probably live this life... But for those of us who are actually in a larger city and have access to several bars and LGBT friendly places, this should be a "must watch" video. We as a community have grown complacent and those who complain you only have the same old tired bars to go to, this film let's you know how lucky you are to have more than one! So glad I bought this film...Done in a True documentary style , it seems obvious the film maker didnt have a huge budget to work with. But that is not the issue. It is the story that counts, so don't be expecting a Hollywood blockbuster. Get your big city friends to come over one night and have a LGBT movie night with this film. Then put on Sordid Lives!

This is a great documentary that I originally saw at the Washington DC gay film festival (Reel Affirmations). The film is filled with touching stories and unforgettable characters, and is a reminder that our gay brothers and sisters in the rural South often have to endure hardships to be who they are.

In depth, intriquing look at a minority population lives within a very conservative area. It is a great documentary that looks into a small town and how the gay culture is attempting to thrive in a Bible-beating town. It is a small-budget film but the interviews and looks into the area are interesting and well-done.

Good but the movie sucked.

FOR THE DAD WHO WANTS TO DISOWN HIS SON FOR BEING WHO HE IS HOPEFULLY THIS DOCUMENTARY WILL GIVE YOU REASON TO WANT TO HOLD YOUR SON AGAIN AND LET HIM KNOW HIS DAD LOVES HIM.

Awesome documentary about growing up gay/bi in a small town. There are some definite struggles but you're not alone. #Itgetsbetter

this dvd is more documentary, but it is interesting.

From 2006, the documentary is a must see for anyone who is: gay, maybe knows someone gay, drag queens, people from the South (especially Mississippi), you despise hate crimes or you would like to see what gay life was like in the deep south in the early/mid 2000's (and back in the 80's). On a different scale, Small Town Gay Bar is a modern history lesson to life in the pre-social media explosion. And for anyone who came out in the 80's and 90's in most of America, you'll likely find a piece of your own history embedded in the film. What the documentary  Limelight  was to New York City, this film is to rural small town America.The film focuses not only on the plight of 2 gay bars in Mississippi, but also the extreme hatred against gays in this part of America. The film highlights the 2004 brutal murder of Scotty Weaver (which made me think of  The Matthew Shepard Story ), and though rather unpleasant, features an interview with Fred Phelps to showcase how life is in the area. It also features a brief glimpse back to several of the earliest gay bars from the late 70's and 80's in Mississippi - some of which (barely) stand in disarray (at the time of filming).For any of us living in major metropolitan areas, it's hard to imagine gay life in such rural areas. But for anyone who visited similar bars (as I did in places like New Jersey and Pennsylvania), this is also a time capsule to a time before every aspect of gay nightlife was captured on Facebook, Twitter and TMZ. Small Town Gay Bar could apply well beyond Mississippi, but what you'll get is an up close and personal trip to some of the people who had a second home at 2 bars in Mississippi - Rumors and Crossroads (later reopened as Different Seasons). Sadly, both venues cease to exist nor operate today (2013) - both appear to have closed in 2008.

This is quite a special film. It is pretty much as the title describes -a documentary about the importance of a gay bar in a small community. It's not about a bar - it's really about the people and their stories, connected by the hub the bar provides. It's about reslience, bravery and humanity. Those of us who live in big cities forget about the challenges of small towns. It's well worth a watch, followed by a think

A very interesting insight into what it is like to be gay and lesbian in the rural South of the United States today: how difficult it is to come out to the people around you, to find a place to hang out, and to assert yourself in a society that still harbors a lot of anti-gay resentments (often based on religious fundamentalism). As discouraging the situation may be at times; the people portrayed in this film are inspiring and uplifting.