This World AIDS Day, December 1, OUTtv will be dedicating 14 hours to AIDS related programming. This lineup will included an MTV documentary with Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy and the broadcast premiere of the documentary Stubblejumper. The special programming will be hosted by Shaun Proulx, Proud FM's infamous afternoon drive host and host of The Shaun Proulx Show on OUTtv.
The Ride (6 x 30 min) - 4 pm ET/1pm PT
This reality documentary series follows the stories of a diverse group of cyclists taking part in the seven-day, 585-mile race AIDS/Lifecycle 4 annual race, as they struggle in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This enlightening series offers an in-depth look at some of this year's participants, the reasons they've chosen to undertake this challenge, and the important and inspirational people in their lives who serve as their inspiration.
Travis McCoy's Unbeaten Track (1 x 60 min) - 7pm ET/4pm PT
This one-hour documentary follows Staying Alive Foundation Ambassador and frontman of alternative hip hop band Gym Class Heroes, Travis McCoy, as he visits Staying Alive Foundation grantees in South Africa, India and the Philippines. On his bold journey, Travis sees first hand the exceptional work that each grantee is doing in their own community in response to the HIV epidemic. Travis also uses this experience to draw inspiration for his own unique challenge; to write a brand new song based on his travels.
Stubblejumper (1 x 60 min) - 8pm ET/PT
In the fall of 1975, at the University of Saskatchewan, Doug Wilson placed an ad in the students’ newspaper, seeking to start a campus gay group. This seemingly benign action would serve as the catalyst for a dramatic unfolding of events, shaping the future of Wilson’s life, and also marked a turning point in the gay movement on the prairies and all over Canada. This imaginative biographical docudrama is a true tale of his activism and achievements, his poetry, performance, and politics, his love and his life.
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1 x 120 min) - 9pm ET/PT
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.