Womontown | Q&A with the Producer and Founders

Producer Sandy Woodson, founders of Womontown Drea and Mary Ann, and other women from the film answer questions after the virtual screening of Womontown, seeing it for the first time themselves. www.kansascitypbs.org/womontown
Watch the full documentary here: • A Radical Lesbian Neig...
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Was there anything that surprised you in the documentary?
01:17 - How did you discover this story and how far did you have to go to capture it 30 years later?
03:04 - Why was Womontown around for only 5 years?
07:32 - Where did lesbians have community before something like this existed?
09:00 - Are there any lesbians still living in the area of Womontown?
09:10 - Does Womontown have a Facebook page where everyone can reconnect?
09:32 - About the consulting producer, Brydie O' Connor
10:06 - Working with the neighborhood association and the city
10:53 - Do you feel the original residents in the neighborhood see you as gentrifiers? Racial makeup of the neighborhood?
13:27 - Neighborhood Allies
14:53 - Buying postal office jeeps
15:53 - How were you using the neighborhood association to help Womontown?
17:23 - Are there stories that weren't shared that you would like people to know?
21:22 - Did you feel a part of the larger gay community or did you feel like outsiders?
23:12 - Dogs and Ferrets
23:42 - Were there any other security efforts you tried to do in the neighborhood?
24:50 - Ending remarks
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[@sequoiamarr1025]

I’m shocked. I’ve lived in KC most of my life and am a very “out” activist, but Womontown, during my life of 69 years, has been no more than an urban legend. I’ve seen the Dutch tulip flags hung outside houses but never knew what they represented. I’d love to try to connect with this community.

[@16voyeur]

This is wonderful! Thank you for uploading this!

[@gforcethomas]

Are these folks still there? Can lesbians visit?