#TheCelluloidCloset | Ronni Sanlo

Published December 25, 2019

THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – DECEMBER 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS Musings of an Aging Lesbian It’s Christmas morning. Kelly and Dooney are still asleep. I have the tree lights turned on as I write in the dark of early morning. Our dinner party last night was a great success and the kitchen is nearly put back together. Today will be sweet: presents, breakfast,

Published August 10, 2019

Today in LGBT History – AUGUST 10

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories and remember… because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks

Published February 15, 2019

Today in LGBT History – FEBRUARY 15

My play Dear Anita Bryant premiere’s today! I’m excited, nervous, hopeful. The cast is excellent and the ticket sales were good…about 400. Let the legs break and show begin! Writing prompt: What excites you these days? Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of

Published February 15, 2018

Today in LGBT History – February 15

For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. Racism and homophobia are real conditions of all our lives in this place and time. I urge each one of us here

Published September 13, 2017

Today in LGBT History – September 13

Edie Windsor died yesterday at the age of 88. If you don’t know her name, learn it. Watch the documentary Edie and Thea. Edie stood up to the U.S. after her partner and wife of 56 years died. Edie not only did NOT receive Social Security death benefits but had to pay hundreds of thousands

Published July 11, 2017

Today in LGBT History – July 11

Another day, another crazy story out of the White House. In discussion with Kelly yesterday, we wondered if Trump was grooming Ivanka (who he sent in his stead to the G20 summit) to be the next president when everyone else in the administration goes down. Frankly, can she do any worse? Trump and his clan

Dear Anita Bryant: The Play
A one-act readers’ theater play, both dramatic and humorous, that shares the challenges of pain and the power of forgiveness as it tells stories of LGBTQ history. Now available at Amazon. Purchase your copy here.

The Soldier and the Time Traveler
A one-act readers' theater play of a teen girl from 2019 who travels back to 1945 to accompany her 19 year old great-grandfather, a Jewish American soldier, through the last five months of WWII and the liberation of Dachau. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. Script available August 1, 2019.

The Hunted
A one-act readers theater play that presents the 1950s witch hunts of homosexuals by the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee in Florida's universities. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.

Allegory!
A multiple monologue readers theater of LGBT people in recovery from alcohol and drugs. The stories are heartwarming, painful, humorous, delicate, passionate, and powerful. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.