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Sex Positive

Sex Positive

# What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?
Documentary
📜 Overview: 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. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-06-12
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Richard Berkowitz original image
Himself
Richard Berkowitz
Michael Callen original image
Himself (archive footage)
Michael Callen
Larry Kramer original image
Himself
Larry Kramer
Susan Brown original image
Herself
Susan Brown
Sean O. Strub original image
Himself
Sean O. Strub
Norma Connolly original image
Herself
Norma Connolly
Gabriel Rotello original image
Himself
Gabriel Rotello
Edmund White original image
Himself
Edmund White
Michael Lucas original image
Himself
Michael Lucas

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