Number	16351
Subject	Discrimination
Source	5th Estate (Toronto, Canada)
State	Canada
Year	1999
Publication Date	March
Summary	This 5th Estate Productions documentary "chronicles the decades-long trials and emotional traumas incurred by a gay Michigan man, Stephen Matthews, and his straight father, Melvin Matthews, who were wrongfully accused by Stephen's ex-girlfriend and her husband of molesting Stephen's son." Even though there was no physical evidence, both Stephen and Melvin were sentenced to 35 years in jail. This documentary investigates why.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	20
Keywords	TAPE 90-minute FILM NO TRANSCRIPT Sexual orientation homosexuality child abuse criminal justice system
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