Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan

The read

It runs a compact 1m.

Synopsis

Pioneering gay activist Jim Egan publicly challenged a culture of rampant homophobia in the press starting in the late 1940s, when it was dangerous to speak out.

Ratings

Key crew

• Stephen DunnDirector
• Stephen DunnWriter
• Davida AronovitchWriter

Cast

• Theodore SaundersJim Egan (young)
• James DalyJack Nesbit (young)
• Clyde WhithamJim Egan (old)
• Brian Edward ThwaitesJack Nesbit (old)
• Chris O'BrayJim Egan (voice)
• K.D. LangNarrator (voice)