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Synopsis

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guest: John Waters.

Summary: The first episode of season seven begins with a segment about Hawaii's historic ruling on same-sex marriage. The theater spotlight covers lesbian folk heroes and the opera, Patience & Sarah, while the next segment focuses on SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), particularly looking at senior housing options. The Southern Baptist segment covers pro-gay churches against discrimination. The next segment examines a controversy in Wichita Falls, Texas, surrounding LGBT families in children's books. A look at same-sex casting features the Romeo & Juliet adaptation, R & J, and the LA Women's Shakespeare Company. John Waters provides this episode's celebrity ID.