He took on a cause and inspired a revolution
June 29, 2015
1h 22m
EN
Jean Carlomusto
From the onset of the AIDS epidemic, author Larry Kramer emerged as a fiery activist, an Old Testament-style prophet full of righteous fury who denounced both the willful inaction of the government and the refusal of the gay community to curb potentially risky behaviors. Co-founder of both organization Gay Men's Health Crisis and the direct action protest group ACT UP, Kramer was vilified by some who saw his criticism to be an expression of self-hatred, while lionized by others who credit him with waking up the gay community — and, eventually, the government and medical establishment — to the devastation of the disease.
Larry Kramer
Himself
John Cameron Mitchell
Himself
Vito Russo
Himself (archive footage)
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George C. Wolfe
Himself
Anthony Fauci
Himself
HBO
US
