A Union in Wait

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Susan Parker (right) and Wendy Scott (left) stand in front of Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel in this production still from A Union In Wait.

A Union in Wait is a 2001 American documentary film about same-sex marriage directed by Ryan Butler. It was the first documentary about same-sex marriage to air on national television in the United States.[1][2][3]

Summary

Susan Parker and Wendy Scott are members of Wake Forest Baptist Church. In 1997 the couple decided they wanted to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel, but the traditionally Baptist university told them no. Susan Parker, Wendy Scott, their church, and many others joined to fight the school's decision in what would become a controversy that divided a community in North Carolina and made national headlines. Eventually (in 2000) Parker and Scott did have the ceremony at the chapel.[4][5][6][7][8]

The film includes interviews with Andrew Sullivan, Barney Frank, Robert Knight, Jimmy Creech, Fred Phelps, Candace Gingrich, Wake Forest University students, and local ministers. The film was shot primarily in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on the campus of Wake Forest University; but portions of the film were shot in Washington, D.C., at the Millennium March on Washington, Family Research Council headquarters, and Andrew Sullivan's house.

Distribution

In 2001, the Sundance Channel licensed the film for television in the United States. A Union In Wait was also shown at numerous festivals around the world and distributed on video by Frameline.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In 2015 Amazon Video made the film available online.[17]

Subsequent developments

Susan Parker later served as the associate pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church.[18][19] Ryan Butler worked as a television editor in Washington, D.C., after the release of A Union In Wait for WJLA-TV, National Geographic Channel, and CNN. He was also elected to Washington's Advisory Neighborhood Commission. In 2009 he moved back to North Carolina where he worked for the North Carolina General Assembly.[20]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Best "Same Sex Union" Titles Template:Webarchive
  2. ↑ Drusch, Andrea (March 17, 2014). Fred Phelps: 10 things to know Politico
  3. ↑ Allen, Bob (March 22, 2019). North Carolina Baptist church ordaining trans woman to gospel ministry Baptist News Global
  4. ↑ Burger, Mark (February 23, 2001). Film tackles controversy around same-sex ceremony Template:Webarchive, Winston-Salem Journal
  5. ↑ Cridlin, Jay (February 8, 2001). Film on same-sex union controversy to debut in Pugh Template:Webarchive, Old Gold & Black
  6. ↑ Bland, Elizabeth (February 22, 2001). Film revisits same-sex union controversy Template:Webarchive, Old Gold & Black
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  8. ↑ (September 26, 2000).Couple 'united' at Wake Forest's Wait Chapel Template:Webarchive, The Chronicle (Duke University)
  9. ↑ (October 21, 2001). Documentary on conflict over gay union being aired Template:Webarchive, Winston-Salem Journal
  10. ↑ Covington,Lewis. National Coming Out Day on Sundance Template:Webarchive, etcetera (Retrieved February 20, 2012, notes film playing on Sundance channel)
  11. ↑ (February 9, 2001). Same-sex ceremony at WFU subject of documentary film Template:Webarchive, Winston-Salem Journal
  12. ↑ August 9, 2002. RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - What's showing, The Providence Journal (confirming that film was presented at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2002; "A Union in Wait, documentary about a lesbian couple whose attempt to have a union ceremony in a college chapel divided a North Carolina town.")
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ (May 3, 2001). [1], The Baltimore Sun (confirming presentation of film at Maryland Film Festival in 2001)
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (October 2001). A Union In Wait (brief review) Template:Webarchive, Washington City Paper
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Parker, Susan & Yarber, Angela (February 3, 2012). Opinion: Joining Baptists in defeating NC Amendment One Template:Webarchive, Associated Baptist Press
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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