This scene from the documentary SMILE 'TIL IT HURTS addresses the 'no gay' policy of UP WITH PEOPLE, despite the fact that it was 'full of closet cases'
I was kicked out of UWP on opening night 1979 for simply questioning being gay. I was treated by management in a very harsh and hurtful way, both psychologically and emotionally. Was an extremely traumatic experience which took me years to silently recover from. They outed me to my parents (remember, I was only questioning) told them I was sick and that they knew of a hospital where I could get "treatment". I'd like to think that I do not, but I still hold some pain and sadness around the event.
@bodhran1965 how so? how is that at all indicative of the objectivity of the filmmakers? I am seriously curious how an idiot, like you, comes to this conclusion.
It says alot about the caliber, scope and objectivity of the film producers that they would edit in footage of a guy making a poor word choice like 'fairy' to illustrate their point.
Who is this guy? I was in UWP in 1975-76. Being gay was not a problem in either the management or the rank and file.
Besides, we should just give a guy who uses the word "fairy" to describe gay people the same amount of credibility as a klansman who uses the word "ni--er" to describe a black person.
This film looks to be a hatchet job by someone with an agenda.
I was kicked out of UWP on opening night 1979 for simply questioning being gay. I was treated by management in a very harsh and hurtful way, both psychologically and emotionally. Was an extremely traumatic experience which took me years to silently recover from. They outed me to my parents (remember, I was only questioning) told them I was sick and that they knew of a hospital where I could get "treatment". I'd like to think that I do not, but I still hold some pain and sadness around the event.
heymv 5 months ago in playlist Up With People
@bodhran1965 how so? how is that at all indicative of the objectivity of the filmmakers? I am seriously curious how an idiot, like you, comes to this conclusion.
rightwingnutcake 1 year ago
Yet another reason to despise Up with Dorks.
delmer221 1 year ago
It says alot about the caliber, scope and objectivity of the film producers that they would edit in footage of a guy making a poor word choice like 'fairy' to illustrate their point.
bodhran1965 3 years ago
Who is this guy? I was in UWP in 1975-76. Being gay was not a problem in either the management or the rank and file.
Besides, we should just give a guy who uses the word "fairy" to describe gay people the same amount of credibility as a klansman who uses the word "ni--er" to describe a black person.
This film looks to be a hatchet job by someone with an agenda.
Neill Arnhart
Narnhart 3 years ago