Holly Near shares the story behind her anthem for the LGBTQ movement, "Singing For Our Lives." Holly Near shares the touching story behind her famous song "Singing For Our Lives" and explains how it turned into an anthem for the LGBTQ movement. The song was written after she heard news of the assassination of city supervisor Harvey Milk, a champion of homosexual rights. Directed by four-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Brown (American Masters — The Highwaymen: Friends Til The End, American Masters – Pete Seeger: The Power of Song), the documentary premieres nationwide Friday, March 1 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Women’s History Month and will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. For full episodes, visit http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters

Black Lives Matter. Queer lives matter. YOUR life matters. Pittsburgh Community Singers perform "Singing for Our Lives" by Holly Near (used by permission, Hereford Music (ASCAP), publisher).

Background Trailer for the documentary: "Holly Near Singing for Our Lives" - 2019 Mendocino Film Festival Official Selection.

In 2004 a million people marched in Washington DC for a woman's right to choose. Holly Near performs this song, featuring footage from the March for Women's Lives.

Holly Near performing 0n May 1, 2015, when one thousand people marked the 50th anniversary of the first national demonstration against the Vietnam War in Washington, DC. Organized by the Vietnam War Commemoration Committee http://www.vietnampeace.org