Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
The Broad, Los Angeles
**Join the filmmakers and Annie Sprinkle for an evening of film clips and conversation exploring how Robin Byrd’s sex-positive public-access show became a platform for safer-sex advocacy during the AIDS crisis.** Commemorate **World AIDS Day** at The Broad with a behind-the-scenes look at the HBO documentary*** Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story***. Before the internet, late-night New York TV icon **Robin Byrd** used her boundary-pushing public access show to champion sex-positivity and free speech. Across roughly 600 episodes, which she is now working to archive, the accidental activist built a devoted following that by the early 1980s included many gay men, just as a mysterious disease with no known treatment began to devastate their community. Alongside her steady messages about freedom and inclusion, special guests, and go-go dancers, Byrd sent a clear directive for the time: safe sex saves lives. This evening’s program consists of a series of highlight clips from the film along with a discussion between co-directors **Jyllian Gunther** and **Stephanie Schwam**, editor **Jeremy Stulberg**, and sexologist and contributor to the film **Annie Sprinkle**. Robin Byrd will not be in attendance. ## Know Before You Go Please note that The Broad closes at 5 pm on Tuesdays. Doors will reopen for the program at 7:15 pm. The Broad’s collection exhibition, [***Has the myth been shattered***](https://www.thebroad.org/art/collection-exhibitions/has-myth-been-shattered), will reopen for 40 minutes following the program. Free tickets do not guarantee seating; early arrival is recommended. *Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away *(2013), The Broad’s third-floor collection galleries, and The Shop at The Broad will not be open for the event. To learn more and plan your trip, visit [Know Before You Go & FAQ](https://www.thebroad.org/visit/know-you-go-faq). Visitor policies are subject to change. Still from* Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story *(2026). 1hr 19min. Dirs. Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam. Courtesy of Robin Byrd/HBO