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Visit the Official Ugly Ducklings Website

About the Documentary
Hailed as "one of the best docs on queer youth," 'Ugly Ducklings' explores the realities of harassment, bullying and homophobia and its devastating effects on today's lesbian and gay youth. Inspired by the award-winning play of the same name, 'Ugly Ducklings' captures the behind-the-scenes conversations with the play's fourteen female actors as they become the characters in the play and come to terms with their own biased behavior. Woven together are the voices of sexual minority youth and experts on youth development all with a common goal of uniting families, schools and community members around creating safer environments for all youth. Filmed in Maine the documentary promotes awareness, understanding and advocacy and supports a call for change in behaviors and policies regarding LGBTQ youth.

About the Community Action Kit
The Community Action Kit, developed by Lyn Mikel Brown, Ed.D., gender specialist and professor of Education and Human Development at Colby College, is designed to educate and inspire people to take action and to provide parents, educators and youth with the tools to create safe spaces for LGBTQ youth.

Collaboratively produced by:
Hardy Girls Healthy Women & Greater Waterville’s Communities for Children/Youth Coalition

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