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Sex Positive

Sex Positive

# What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?
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📜 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: 4.909

Beloved Cast

Richard Berkowitz original image
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Richard Berkowitz
Michael Callen original image
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Michael Callen
Larry Kramer original image
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Larry Kramer
Susan Brown original image
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Susan Brown
Sean O. Strub original image
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Sean O. Strub
Norma Connolly original image
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Norma Connolly
Gabriel Rotello original image
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Gabriel Rotello
Edmund White original image
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Edmund White
Michael Lucas original image
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Michael Lucas

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