Sex Positive

Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a controversial gay S&M sex worker from the 1980s, who invented the idea of safe sex.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• documentary
• safe
• sex
• gay
• aids
• daryl
• wein
• condoms
• larry
• kramer
• new
• york
• city
• hiv
• positive
• controversy
• 1980s

[binbinky78]

THis is a very good film! THanks for the trailer

[donwarnersaklad]

Post sex STD tests are a strategy--but what do they cause a person to do? Give up sex? Have less sex? Have more sex in order to "get even"?

Testing before sex is a way to keep some sex from happening, and, consequently, prevent an STD. Post sex STD tests don't do that. Pre sex STD tests will save some lives--some people will back out of the possibility of sex with that partner. Others may be way more cautious. Still others might wait for non-HIV STDs to be cured, if available.

[donwarnersaklad]

Questions about the effects of... "Let's get tested 2GETHER B4 we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs."

a.

What would be the effect on sexual health in a population if a tiny percent of the population did the strategy?... of "Let's get tested 2GETHER B4 we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs."

Sexual health checkups reduce ambiguity and can be like anything else POTENTIAL sex partners do together.

[thezsak]

b.

How widespread is the phenomenon?... of the strategy of "Let's get tested TOGETHER BEFORE we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs."

c.

What evidence is there of failure?... of the strategy of "Let's get tested 2GETHER B4 we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs."

see also

NotB4WeKnow. blogspot. com

[pointfighter]

sonnabend is his his name

[seattletaytay]

What has changed? Seriously, in the 27 years of AIDS, a generational gap really, condoms have once again become under-utilized and downplayed. This is no help due to antiretrovirals either, mind you. I think a story on the past is great, but what about the now? The future of AIDS?

[japanesesweet]

Bravo! saw it today- we have so much to be thankful to for the research of Joseph Sonnebrand (the doctor) and the other two men:Richard and Michael.

camerawork is a bit jerky but this can be forgiven.

[bikerjimmy]

I KNOW WHO RICHARD BERKOWITZ IS!!! I just saw this film at the seattle lesbian and gay film festival while at the gay mens health summit. I literally walked out of the film with goose bumps! and getting to meet Richard after the film was just icing on the cake! Way to go Richard!

[bethehunter]

I saw this film at the Edmonton Film Festival last week and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. It was informative, funny, shocking and very touching. I would definately seeing this film!

[80westsider]

I saw this film at NEWFEST last week, and all I can say is WOW! It's sexy, funny and harrowing! I did a search to see what the local press had written about it, and I found nothing! After viewing this film, I realized that much of the story and the major players in the movement had been written out of history. If this thought provoking documentary doesn't find an audience, the world, and the gay community, in particular, will be poorer for it. Bravo DARYL WEIN! Bravo RICHARD BERKOWITZ.