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*Sunday High, 9 May 2010* *Outrage - Do Ask. Do Tell.* ** * * * * Bombay Dost proudly presents one of the most powerful documentaries made recently. *Outrage *(2009) 90 min Directed by Kirby Dick Academy Award nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick delivers a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of American closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. OUTRAGE boldly reveals the hidden lives of some of USA's most powerful policymakers, details the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's complicity in keeping their secrets. Some of the mainstream media's reactions to the film underline one of the messages of the film: how the media is biased in reporting on gay issues and closeted gay personalities. Film critics responded to Outrage with positive reviews, praising it for its boldness and its solid journalism. *The San Francisco Chronicle*'s Jonathan Curiel described it as “essential viewing”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrage_(2009_film) *From the Chicago Tribune<http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/outrage-review/1150664/content> :* Scathingly and salaciously entertaining. No politician who's ever been poked by a gay rumor is spared, and oh baby, Dick sure is good at poking. The filmmaker is relentless in indicting a virtual congress of rumored closet cases, including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, former New York mayor Ed Koch, California Congressman David Dreier, and, of course, Idaho Senator Larry Craig, who reportedly bullied a former hook-up into silence by telling him, "I can buy and sell your ass a thousand times." Dick tracks down alleged ex-lovers, ex-wives, ex-everyone, who drop bomb after bomb, including one source that claims former Louisiana Congressman Jim McCrery used a college fraternity to recruit sexual partners. Binding it all together are acute interviews with an elite punditry—Larry Kramer, Hilary Rosen, Congressman Barney Frank, former governor Jim McGreevey—who comment on a kind of legislative gay bashing that permeates today's political culture, and how that reflects on the self-loathing politicians who get off on it. *Here's the trailer of the film* from YouTube (or go to http://www.outragethemovie.com/ to watch it) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Time:* 5.30 pm to 8 pm. *Venue:* The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit Building (Vakola Municipal Market Building), Near Raheja Point and Vakola Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. *Getting there:* It's approximately minimum fare by auto-rickshaw from Santacruz station (East). You could also take routes 311 or 313. The same routes also operate from Kurla (West) station.. *Space courtesy:* The Humsafar Trust. Note: Programme subject to change without notice in unavoidable circumstances. *Keep in touch with Bombay Dost via:* The Bombay Dost Wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbworks.com/) OR The Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/Bombay-Dost<http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Bombay-Dost/52817999936> ) OR follow Bombaydost on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bombaydost OR Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/profiles/bombaydost2009 OR subscribe to our Google SMS Channel ( http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/BombayDost) OR E-mail us: bombaydost2...@gmail.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=bombaydost2...@gmail.com> OR Google Wave: bombaydost2...@googlewave.com
