Policians wh anti-gay rerds are exposed new film
Contents:
- NEW DOC CHRONICL THE INSPIRG STORY OF GAY POLICIAN MALLM KENYATTA
- SEND HUNTER BIN IRS WHISTLEBLOWER INTIFIED AS GAY DEMOCRAT
- CONTROVERSIAL DOCUMENTARY OUTS CLOSETED ANTI-GAY POLICIANS
NEW DOC CHRONICL THE INSPIRG STORY OF GAY POLICIAN MALLM KENYATTA
A prevly anonymo IRS whistleblower ttifyg about an vtigatn to Hunter Bin me forward Wednday, intifyg as a gay Democrat. * documentary gay politicians *
Before Sean Penn played the charismatic, martyred gay polician a dramatized film, we got to see the real Harvey Milk this documentary om director Rob Epste. Director Marlon Riggs chronicled the experienc of Black gay men this 1989 documentary, wrten by Joseph Beam, Essex Hemphill, and Chris Harris.
The team of Rob Epste and Jefey Friedman me up wh another important documentary 1996's The Celluloid Closet, based on the classic book by Vo Rso and explorg how Hollywood has portrayed homosexualy.
"Hollywood, that great maker of myths, tght straight people what to thk about gays and gay people what to thk about themselv, " says narrator Lily Toml. It's Elementary: Talkg About Gay Issu School.
SEND HUNTER BIN IRS WHISTLEBLOWER INTIFIED AS GAY DEMOCRAT
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CONTROVERSIAL DOCUMENTARY OUTS CLOSETED ANTI-GAY POLICIANS
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The btal murr of gay llege stunt Matthew Shepard 1998 was a hate crime that shocked the world. Bowers says he fixed Kathare Hepburn up wh 150 women and that her supposed love affair wh Spencer Tracy was a ver for the gay tennci of both. Gay Chos Deep South.
The San Francis Gay Men's Chos went on a journey of renciliatn at a divisive time -- durg the 2016 printial mpaign -- tourg the Deep South, nsired hostile terrory by many LGBTQ+ people.