COMMIES, COLOREDS, AND QUEERS: THE STORMY VOYAGE OF THE MARINE COOKS AND STEWARDS UNION tells the inspiring, ultimately tragic tale of resistance by a radical coalition of workers, oppressed because of their sexuality, race, and political convictions. On merchant ships and luxury liners, in port cities around the Pacific Rim, members of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union fought heroically against the most powerful conservative forces in mid-twentieth-century America, only to be crushed, swept aside, and forgotten. From the Emmy-winning team behind SCREAMING QUEENS, this feature length story of a stormy, unfinished voyage towards dignity, equality, and social justice will resonate deeply in today’s troubled political climate.
