Vito

Every revolution needs a voice

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.

Documentary

Vito Russo

(Self (archive footage))

Larry Kramer

(Self)

Lily Tomlin

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Rob Epstein

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Bruce Vilanch

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Armistead Maupin

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Richard Berkowitz

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Malcolm Boyd

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Tommi Avicolli Mecca

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Jenni Olson

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Richard Barrios

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Joseph Brewer

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Jim Fouratt

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Jeffrey Friedman

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Howard Grossman

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Robert Hawk

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Karla Jay

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Arnie Kantrowitz

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Michael Lumpkin

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Eric Marcus

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Marcia Pally

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Howard Rosenman

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Gabriel Rotello

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Michael Schiavi

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Michelangelo Signorile

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Nancy Stoller

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Sean O. Strub

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Mark Thompson

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Tom Brokaw

(Self (archive footage))

Bette Davis

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Doris Day

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Marlene Dietrich

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Albert Finney

(Self (archive footage))

Joan Fontaine

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Greta Garbo

(Self (archive footage))

Judy Garland

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Jesse Helms

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Audrey Hepburn

(Self (archive footage))

Rock Hudson

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Marsha P. Johnson

(Self (archive footage))

Al Jolson

(Self (archive footage))

Shirley MacLaine

(Self (archive footage))

Bette Midler

(Self (archive footage))

Harvey Milk

(Self (archive footage))

Carmen Miranda

(Self (archive footage))

Jean O'Leary

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Nancy Reagan

(Self (archive footage))

Ronald Reagan

(Self (archive footage))

Sylvia Rivera

(Self (archive footage))

Jeffrey Sevcik

(Self (archive footage))

Norma Shearer

(Self (archive footage))

Charles Socarides

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Larry Speakes

(Self (archive footage))

Barbra Streisand

(Self (archive footage))

Grady Sutton

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Conrad Veidt

(Self (archive footage))

Mike Wallace

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Mae West

(Self (archive footage))

Randy Wicker

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