Ahead of the Curve
Ahead of the Curve
Ahead of the Curve
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2021
1h 38m
7.3(3 votes)
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Overview

With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published, connecting her community in an unprecedented way. AHEAD OF THE CURVE is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation.

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Franco Stevens

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Melissa Etheridge

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Melissa Etheridge
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Anita Lofton

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Lea DeLaria

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Lea DeLaria
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Mariah Hanson

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Suzanne Westenhoefer

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Cal Joy

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Merryn Johns

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Jewelle Gomez

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B. Ruby Rich

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Kim Katrin

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Amber Hikes

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Denice Frohman

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Page Hodel

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Kate Kendell

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Jen Rainin

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Silke Bader

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Andrea Pino

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robin goldberg

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Gloria Postal

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Sandi Wilbur

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Rachel Pepper

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Vicki Turner

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Katie Sanborn

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Bernadette Capozzoli

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Deb St. John

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Tiq Milan

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Lynne Dubuc

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Leanne Pittsford

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Danielle Moodie-Mills

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Tammy Baldwin

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Cristi Delgado

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Laura Spanjian

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Judea Eden

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Diane Anderson Minshall

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Kara Swisher

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Emma McDevitt

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Delaney Hiegert

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Emily Merel

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