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Title: It Takes A (Gay) Village In 'Call Me Kuchu'
Post by: DriftingCrow on July 13, 2013, 08:12:49 PM
Post by: DriftingCrow on July 13, 2013, 08:12:49 PM
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/14/190459352/it-takes-a-gay-village-in-call-me-kuchu (http://www.npr.org/2013/06/14/190459352/it-takes-a-gay-village-in-call-me-kuchu)
Author: Ella Taylor Source: NPR
"Horrific and uplifting, the excellent documentary Call Me Kuchu is partly framed as a portrait of David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man. An activist of enormous courage and persistence — against odds that make the U.S. fight for marriage equality seem like a cakewalk — Kato was a savvy political strategist, with wit, charm and joie de vivre to burn. And he loved a good party, with his friends in drag where possible. But he was terrified of sleeping alone on his farm." In January 2011, Kato was bludgeoned to death in his home.
"The film is structured around their legal fight against a Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill that called for the death penalty for HIV-positive gays — and prison for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, who failed to turn in anyone known to be L,G,B or T."
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The movie clip titled "We Shall Ignore the Right of Privacy" is quite chilling.
Has anyone seen this documentary? It looks good.
Author: Ella Taylor Source: NPR
"Horrific and uplifting, the excellent documentary Call Me Kuchu is partly framed as a portrait of David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man. An activist of enormous courage and persistence — against odds that make the U.S. fight for marriage equality seem like a cakewalk — Kato was a savvy political strategist, with wit, charm and joie de vivre to burn. And he loved a good party, with his friends in drag where possible. But he was terrified of sleeping alone on his farm." In January 2011, Kato was bludgeoned to death in his home.
"The film is structured around their legal fight against a Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill that called for the death penalty for HIV-positive gays — and prison for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, who failed to turn in anyone known to be L,G,B or T."
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The movie clip titled "We Shall Ignore the Right of Privacy" is quite chilling.
Has anyone seen this documentary? It looks good.