Jon Ginoli

"Green Day: The Early Years" chronicles the rise of the world's most influential punk band, from their origins playing shows at Berkley's notorious Gilman Street venue in the late 80s, through the release of the platinum-selling Dookie in 1994.

Undeniably one of the most important and influential gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered the "queercore" genre long before other gay musicians had the confidence to come out of the closet, and without major record label support or mainstream radio airplay. Using original and archive footage and covering over fifteen years as a group, Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band is a fast-paced, intimate and humorous account of one of rock's most fearless acts. From their first days in San Francisco's underground music scene to a full-fledged stadium tour with Green Day and beyond, founding members Jon Ginoli and Chris Freeman overcome increasingly difficult line-up changes, prejudice and near-poverty to keep the band together and create music that has truly made a difference.

Après plusieurs années passées à profiter de la vie à San Francisco, Jesse, un jeune gay, s’apprête à retourner dans son Midwest natal. Lors de son dernier week-end en ville, ses amis, colocataires et ex-amants organisent une soirée de départ, qui l’entraine dans des sentiments doux-amers. Tiraillé entre ses ambitions artistiques et le besoin de gagner sa vie, il est forcé de concevoir différemment le fait d’être un artiste, un homosexuel et un adulte.

The urban on-line dictionary defines queercore as “Gay-themed, underground, independent music; usually punk rock (Team Dresch, Pansy Division, The Butchies, The Need, etc.)”. See for yourself.