Mississippi Queen: The GLBT Community and Ex-Gay Ministries in the South
Cinetic Rights Management LLC.
This critically acclaimed documentary by gay filmmaker Paige Williams explores the complex relationship between the GLBT community and ex-gay ministries in the South. Her personal struggle to reconnect with her parents, Judy and Jerry—devout Southern Baptists and founders of Mississippi’s only ex-gay ministry—forms the core of a gentle yet probing film that challenges stereotypes, homophobia, the concept of identity, and collective shared beliefs about sexuality and religion. Mississippi Queen is “even-keeled and two-sided,” says Paige, and “looks at both sides of the coin—homosexuality is a sin and homosexuality is not a sin.” Additional commentary is provided by ex-gay ministers Wendy Leger and Sarah Cart, Love In Action’s former director John Smid, and others who offer their opinions, reactions, and insights. (63 minutes)