Movie: Sex Positive

Top 9 Billed Cast

Richard Berkowitz
Richard Berkowitz

Himself

Michael Callen
Michael Callen

Himself (archive footage)

Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer

Himself

Susan Brown
Susan Brown

Herself

Sean O. Strub
Sean O. Strub

Himself

Norma Connolly
Norma Connolly

Herself

Gabriel Rotello
Gabriel Rotello

Himself

Edmund White
Edmund White

Himself

Michael Lucas
Michael Lucas

Himself

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2009-06-12

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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