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Tuesday, 03 November 2009

SEX POSITIVE: THE DOCUMENTARY





NOTHING touches my soul like watching a movie/documentary about the destruction HIV/AIDS has caused the GLBT community. So when I found out that HERE! (TV NETWORK) was premeiring the documentary called SEX POSITIVE, I knew I had to post this to my blog. This film is one that MUST be seen by us within the community! So those of you that are fortunate to have Gay Networks available in your countries, please DON’T hesitate to check out this film.

SEX POSITIVE explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M- hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic as a community leader, demanding a solution to the problem before anyone else would pay attention. However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alone that sparked contention.

Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a controversial virologist and AIDS doctor, postulated that AIDS was more complicated than just a new virus. With Sonnabend's theory in tow, Berkowitz fought, alongside beloved activist and musician Michael Callen, for safer sex practices without giving up on sex altogether.

SEX POSITIVE explores the explicit bravery of this unrecognized triumvirate, and their dire quest to save lives in the midst of unwavering dissent. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.

Through the eyes of Mr. Berkowitz, the audience is made witness to a graphic testimony of sex, death, and betrayal, while placing the invention of ‘safe sex’ in a fresh and compelling context.

7 comments:

  1. looks amazing, thanks for sharing!

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  2. Looks fascinating, I look forward to seeing it at some point. Probably on DVD.

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  3. I will do my best to view this documentary. I can recall the seventies when everything and everybody was about partying, and so many of us fail to take heed that something was coming that would change our lives forever.

    In the early eighties the word hit the streets of the Midwest, but folks kept right on doing the do, the bath clubs, adult book stores and tearooms. Sex was everywhere. It has changed the lives of the GLBT community forever. I've lost at least fifteen or sixteen friends since then, and many more associates.

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  4. I def. want to see it!!!!! Looks good.!!!

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  5. CHET - IT CHANGED THE GLBT FOREVER INDEED...

    REGGIE - YOU SHOULD...

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