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Living in Pryde

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Ford Hall Forum
With support from: Lowell Institute
Living in Pryde
Date and time
Monday, May 4, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Location
Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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Join the Ford Hall Forum screening of Living in Pryde in Boston's theater district at The Modern Theater on Washington St. Filmmakers and residents featured in the film will convene after the screening for a discussion with the audience.

Living in Pryde is a powerful short documentary following residents of The Pryde—New England’s first LGBTQ+ welcoming, affordable senior housing community. As LGBTQ+ rights face renewed challenges, the film highlights a generation that came of age without basic legal protections. Residents draw on a lifetime of resilience, reflecting on surviving the AIDS crisis, fighting for same-sex marriage, and coming out as transgender. Located in a former public school in Boston’s Hyde Park, The Pryde is both a refuge and a target—a place where community becomes a powerful force in the ongoing fight for civil rights and equality.

P. Florestal
Pascale Florestal
Pascale Florestal is a first-generation Haitian American Queer Woman. As the Education Director Pascale created and manages The Young Critics and Apprenticeship Program. She is the Associate Producer of The Reading Series, Black Out Events and other productions.
Tokanel-Rob
Rob Tokanel
Rob Tokanel is a senior digital video producer for GBH News. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Rob at rob.tokanel@gbh.org.
Bunny from Pryde
Bunny
Bunny is a 69 year old concert violinist who balanced the demands of performance schedules with being a spouse and parent. There was little time during those busy years of juggling career and family, she says, to figure out why she was dressing in women’s clothing. It wasn’t until a few years ago that she came out as transgender: “I denied myself that involvement with the queer community for so many years,” said Bunny, “that embracing it fully is such a relief for me.”
Eddie from Pryde
Eddie
At the age of 67, Eddie has defied the odds as an HIV/AIDS survivor. He grew up in a Catholic family in Burlington,MA and spent decades in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood - once the center of Boston’s gay life, now with rents well beyond his reach. He compares getting a place at The Pryde to winning the lottery. “At one time in the Fenway, I knew every one of my neighbors. We knew each other and looked out for each other. And I have the same feeling here,” said Eddie, “that I’m part of something bigger.”
Thea and Shirley from Pryde
Thea and Shirley
Thea and Shirley, aged 76 and 73, recall an electric first-encounter that literally knocked Shirley off her seat. The couple has celebrated 17 years of marriage and three weddings in two states. They held their most recent wedding at The Pryde as a bulwark against attempts to end federal marriage protections. It was also a chance to bring together their new neighbors. “We’re not alone,” said Thea, “and it just feels really good, so I do my part to help build community.”
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