WXXI
Go Public
From Disco: Soundtrack of A Revolution Series: Rock the Boat explores the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and Black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dancefloors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion.
Available to watch by 7/16/24
Following an extended hiatus, Michelle Guzowski takes a risk by returning to her favorite local bowling alley in the Ohio Rust Belt, after coming out to fellow bowlers as a trans woman. While the alley’s new owners made it seem a welcoming space, the changes are hard for old-school bowlers.
Available to watch by 6/15/27
For so many high-schoolers, prom is a rite of passage in all of its love-filled, well-coiffed, abundantly photographed glory. But for generations of LGBTQ+ youth, prom has been emblematic of an exclusion from a world they could not experience as their authentic selves.
Available to watch by 6/21/26
When Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the acceptance of LGBTQ+ comics in American culture. From DIY underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance, meet five smart and funny queer comics artists whose uncensored commentary left no topic untouched and explored art as a tool for social change.
Available to watch by 7/1/24
The richly obsessive life and work of renowned autistic artist Gregory Blackstock comes to life, as he uses his art to catalogue and make sense of the world around him. Gregory’s cousin Dorothy helps bring his drawings to the attention of the art world, while the film brings his work to life through hand-crafted animation, drawing you into the unique vision of this singular artist.
When I’m Her follows the double life of a dancer who inhabits an alter ego. A luminary figure at American Ballet Theatre in New York, Michael Cusumano had a stellar career ahead of him, but after past trauma prevented him from realizing his artistic and professional potential, he finds refuge and liberation by becoming Russian ballet instructor Madame Olga, the mentor he never had for himself.
Available to watch by 6/21/26
In 1850s America, one women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women’s rights, shifting the media landscape and ultimately affecting how we see and cover “women’s” issues today.
Watch the YouTube Playlist
“Jelly, Ben & Pogo” is an animated short series featuring two Filipino-American siblings and their sea monster friend, Pogo. Each episode takes the three best friends on adventures and aims to help children learn how to approach problems, like saving an overheated lizard to helping a child face their fears, as well as learn about Filipino culture.
PBSKIDS.org Jelly, Ben & Pogo Page: Videos & Games or on the PBS KIDS Video Player App (free)
PBS KIDS for Parents Jelly, Ben & Pogo show page
PBS LearningMedia Educator Resources for Jelly, Ben & Pogo
Keep informed about what’s happening in your community and WXXI by signing up for our newsletters.