Special Events

 
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 Dignity Honolulu Video Night,    Friday, February 10, 7:30 p.m., First Christian Church in Makiki
 From Beginning To End (2009, 96min.) 
There are not a lot of topics involving consenting adults that can really shock these days, but this searing romantic drama about two brothers who love--incestuously - may well be one of them!  Set in a sun-burnished Brazil, two boys, Francisco and his younger half-brother (same mother, different fathers) Thomas', are being raised in upper class comfort in Rio by their doting mother.  Five years apart, the boys are best friends and unusually close to each other so much that their intimacy brings vocal concerns from relatives that maybe they are too close.  But the parents relunctantly brush away the concerns.
 Fast-forward 15 years with Francisco and Thomas' now strikingly handsome, bronzed young men and their childhoo intensity has evolved into a torrid sexual relationship.  But when Thomas' is offered a chance to train for the Brazilian swim team in Russia for a long period of time, the proposed separation brings fears that their love is threatened. 
Spectaculary shot amidst the mountains, beaches and grand estates of Brazil, this intense drama does not live on the controversial subject matter but rather is a strikingly evocative romance of two men fighting against societal conventions. (Portuguese with English subtitles)
A Gay short film will precede the feature film.
Refreshments.  Donations suggested.
Site:  First Christian Church, 1516 Kewalo St., Honolulu, HI 96822.  The event will take place in the Garden Level of the church, below the main sanctuary.  Parking at the church will be available with access from Kewalo and Liholiho streets.
For Information:  Call 808-352-7558   Email:  dignity_honolulu@catholic.org, or godlygay@hawaii.rr.com
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Blessing of Relationships Liturgy , Sunday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.
Join Dignity Honolulu at their Eucharistic Liturgy  at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 539 Kapahulu Ave, during their annual Blessing of Relationships that takes place during the group's weekly liturgy.  The couples attending the service will be blessed by the liturgy presider, Father Ernest Silva (United Ecumenical Catholic Church) in their support for civil rights, by riding in a trolley.   The parade route starts at Ala Moana Park and ends at Kapiolani Park.  A coffee social follows the liturgy on the parish lanai.  For information call 352-7558 or email:  dignity_honolulu@catholic.org
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