Vito (2011)

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.

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Vito Russo

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Larry Kramer

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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

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Bette Davis

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Doris Day

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Marlene Dietrich

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Albert Finney

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Joan Fontaine

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Greta Garbo

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Judy Garland

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Jesse Helms

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Audrey Hepburn

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Rock Hudson

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Marsha P. Johnson

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Al Jolson

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Shirley MacLaine

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Bette Midler

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Harvey Milk

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Carmen Miranda

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Jean O'Leary

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Nancy Reagan

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Ronald Reagan

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Sylvia Rivera

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Jeffrey Sevcik

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Norma Shearer

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Charles Socarides

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Larry Speakes

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Barbra Streisand

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Grady Sutton

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Conrad Veidt

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Mike Wallace

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Mae West

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Randy Wicker

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