Who invented Safe Sex?

Courtesy That Other Paper  Tue, 02/26/2008 - 8:24am

This doc, Sex Positive, says it was Richard Berkowitz, a former gay sex worker and activist during the early days of the AIDS crisis.

He was vilified at the time and is mostly forgotten now, but Berkowitz played a big part in getting gays (and eventually others) to realize that “safe sex” didn’t mean “no sex.” Screening at SXSW on March 8, 10, and 14.

read more


Tags:

 

More related items

SXSW Comedy Podcast Round Up
This year's SXSW Comedy lineup included several live podcast recordings, bringing acclaimed guests like Marc Maron and Chris Hardwick to Esther's Follies for special editions of their...

SXSW: Pooneh Ghana's Instant Portraits
       

SXSW: Pooneh Ghana - Live Shots
       

Food + Drink: New Pit Stops At Bar Lamar + The W's SIP
We’re only just over SXSW, so you probably need to take a break and get your strength up. But if you’re seeking civilized recovery surroundings, there are a couple of newish...

We Have a #SXSW-over [Extra Extra]
Fabulous video that captures what SXSW felt like this year. The “paper of record” covered SXSW. They also liked the bands Joy Formidable and 1,2,3! Yes, there really was an...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.