{"id":74919,"date":"2018-11-02T18:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/alyssa-milano-alyson-stoner-and-nico-tortorella-working-with-glaad-to-offer-tickets-to-bicoastal-screenings-of-boy-erased-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T18:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T22:25:28","slug":"alyssa-milano-alyson-stoner-and-nico-tortorella-working-with-glaad-to-offer-tickets-to-bicoastal-screenings-of-boy-erased-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/alyssa-milano-alyson-stoner-and-nico-tortorella-working-with-glaad-to-offer-tickets-to-bicoastal-screenings-of-boy-erased-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Milano, Alyson Stoner, and Nico Tortorella working with GLAAD to offer tickets to bicoastal screenings of ‘Boy Erased’ this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alyssa Milano, Alyson Stoner, and Nico Tortorella working with GLAAD to offer tickets to bicoastal screenings of ‘Boy Erased’ this weekend<\/b><\/p>\n

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GLAAD has announced a\u00a0partnership\u00a0with actors and advocates Alyssa Milano, Alyson Stoner and Nico Tortorella to offer tickets to select screenings of Focus Features\u2019 \u2018Boy Erased\u2019 as the film opens in theatres across the country this weekend. You can see where ‘Boy Erased’ is playing and purchase tickets here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Written and directed by Joel Edgerton, \u2018Boy Erased,\u2019 based on the memoir by Garrard Conley and starring Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Lucas Hedges, and Troye Sivan, lifts the veil on the dangerous practice of conversion therapy.\u00a0Based on Conley\u2019s memoir\u00a0Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family<\/u>, the film tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.<\/p>\n

Alyssa Milano and GLAAD are offering tickets for LGBTQ people and allies to see \u2018Boy Erased\u2019 in San Francisco on Saturday, November 3 at 2:30pm at the Landmark Embarcadero Center Cinema<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m teaming up with @GLAAD<\/a> to let you be one of the first to see #BoyErased<\/a> in San Francisco on Saturday 11\/3!<\/p>\n

Get your free ticket and help protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy – RSVP to the GLAAD guest list \u2013 seats are limited: t.co\/Hyr31v9D57<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WTDKiFmcuh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Alyssa Milano is a longtime LGBTQ ally and #MeToo advocate who received GLAAD\u2019s inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award in San Francisco earlier this year. She also used her large platform to be vocal against threats to LGBTQ\/women<\/a>’s rights and\u00a0most recently penned an opinion piece<\/a> against a leaked proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would harm transgender Americans.<\/p>\n

Alyson Stoner and GLAAD are offering tickets to \u2018Boy Erased\u2019 in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 4 at 2:15pm at the Arclight Hollywood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Hosting a special screening of #BoyErased<\/a> with @glaad<\/a> this Sunday 11\/4! Get your FREE ticket and chat<\/a> with me about LGTBQ youth, conversion therapy, + more – RSVP to the GLAAD guest list \u2013 seats are limited: t.co\/IVjEMcPl7R<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/88gmKAgeT4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alyson Stoner (@AlysonStoner) November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alyson Stoner opened up about being a member of the LGBTQ community and her own experiences surviving conversion therapy in a viral article for Teen Vogue<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year. Stoner just released her new single and music video<\/a> for “FOOL<\/a>” which included her filming with a female<\/a> love interest.<\/p>\n

Nico Tortrella and GLAAD are offering tickets to \u2018Boy Erased in New York City at 2:40pm at the Angelika Film Center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m teaming up with @GLAAD<\/a> to let you be one of the first to see #BoyErased<\/a> in NYC on Saturday 11\/3! Get your free ticket and help protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy – RSVP to the GLAAD guest list \u2013 seats are limited: t.co\/9NGkgvkHQ9<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kGA5pHsysS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nico Tortorella (@NicoTortorella) November 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nico Tortorella is an actor, podcast host, seeker, and dedicated champion of the LGBTQ community. Tortorella also created and hosts \u2018The Love Bomb<\/a>\u2019 podcast, which looks at issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo-called conversion therapy is a debunked practice that is now illegal in 14 states, and films like \u2018Boy Erased\u2019 will not only help continue that momentum, but humanize this dangerous practice for parents and LGBTQ people,\u201d said GLAAD\u2019s Vice President of Programs Zeke Stokes. \u201cHollywood has a strong legacy of shining light on LGBTQ issues – from living with HIV to marriage equality \u2013 and we are thankful that fierce advocates like Alyson and Alyssa are helping audiences now learn about the harmful effects that conversion therapy has on every member of a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

In July 2018, GLAAD kicked off a 16-week conversion therapy awareness campaign<\/a> with the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Born Perfect campaign to spotlight facts and survivor stories. The screenings are the latest part of that effort and a unique partnership between GLAAD and Focus Features.<\/p>\n

Watch the full trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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