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Sex Positive

2009 · 1h 15m · Documentary · United States of America · Rated R (US)

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.

Directed by
Daryl Wein
Starring
Richard Berkowitz, Michael Callen, Larry Kramer, Susan Brown
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