Sex Positive

Sex Positive (2009)

4.9 75 min Movie
Documentary

What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?

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.

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Cast

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

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