Season 1: Episode 10: Vito Russo
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - December 15, 2016
- 21:12
Vito Russo loved movies, but he looked behind the silver screen and saw how Hollywood was sending a message that LGBTQ people were less-than-human. He decided that that had to change. He wrote a book, co-founded GLAAD, and when his life was on the line, was one of the people who founded ACT UP.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
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