The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic65/100
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Daryl WeinDirector
Cast
- Richard BerkowitzSelf
- Michael CallenSelf (archive footage)
- Larry KramerSelf
- Susan BrownSelf
- Sean O. StrubSelf
- Norma ConnollySelf
- Gabriel RotelloSelf
- Edmund WhiteSelf
- Michael LucasSelf
Stills
Themes
aidssafe sexhivbdsmlgbt