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The following politicians were accused in the film of being closeted gays who vote against gay rights: |
The following politicians were accused in the film of being closeted gays who vote against gay rights: |
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* [[Larry Craig]], former US Senator of [[Idaho]].<ref name=Variety>{{cite journal |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940124/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120927083352/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940124/ |archivedate=September 27, 2012 |date=April 25, 2009 |title=Film Reviews: Outrage (Documentary) |last=Anderson |first=John |journal=Variety |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WashingtonPost>{{cite news |url=http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-05-08/news/36848305_1_gay-rights-director-kirby-dick-outrage |title='Outrage' Drags Politics' Conservative Wingtips Out of the Closet |last=Zak |first=Dan |date=May 8, 2009 |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Slack2009>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/28/outrage-documentary-activ_n_192476.html |title='Outrage' Documentary: Activists Outing Gay Conservatives |last=Slack |first=Megan |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Huffington Post |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Advocate>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2009/04/27/kirby-dick-outraged |title=Kirby Dick Is Outraged! |last=Milvy |first=Erika |date=April 27, 2009 |work=Advocate |publisher=Here Media |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Salon>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2009/05/07/kirby_dick/ |title=Behind Washington’s closet door |last=O'Hehir |first=Andrew |date=May 7, 2009 |work=Salon |publisher=Salon Media Group |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movie-reviews/outrage-documentary-opens-the-closet-door-on-gay-politicians-346252/ |title='Outrage': Documentary opens the closet door on gay politicians |last=Paris |first=Barry |date=June 18, 2009 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Filmmaker>{{cite journal |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/1367-kirby-dick-outrage/ |title=Kirby Dick, ''Outrage'' |date=May 8, 2009 |last=Dawson |first=Nick |journal=Filmmaker |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=DallasObserver>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-06-11/film/outrage-peers-behind-the-closet-door-at-washington-s-not-so-secret-gays/full/ |title=Outrage peers behind the closet door at Washington's not-so-secret gays |last=Foundas |first=Scott |date=June 11, 2009 |newspaper=Dallas Observer |accessdate=April 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/outrage-20090507 |title=Outrage |first=Peter |last=Travers |authorlink=Peter Travers |date=May 7, 2009 |journal=Rolling Stone |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Slant/><ref name=SFGate>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Outrage-takes-on-closeted-gay-politicians-3162299.php |title='Outrage' takes on closeted gay politicians |last=Guthmann |first=Edward |date=May 10, 2009 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher=SFGate.com |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT>{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/movies/08outr.html?_r=0 |title=Secret Lives in the Age of Gay Rights |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=May 7, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> A 2007 [[Larry Craig scandal| |
* [[Larry Craig]], former US Senator of [[Idaho]].<ref name=Variety>{{cite journal |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940124/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120927083352/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940124/ |archivedate=September 27, 2012 |date=April 25, 2009 |title=Film Reviews: Outrage (Documentary) |last=Anderson |first=John |journal=Variety |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WashingtonPost>{{cite news |url=http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-05-08/news/36848305_1_gay-rights-director-kirby-dick-outrage |title='Outrage' Drags Politics' Conservative Wingtips Out of the Closet |last=Zak |first=Dan |date=May 8, 2009 |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Slack2009>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/28/outrage-documentary-activ_n_192476.html |title='Outrage' Documentary: Activists Outing Gay Conservatives |last=Slack |first=Megan |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Huffington Post |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Advocate>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2009/04/27/kirby-dick-outraged |title=Kirby Dick Is Outraged! |last=Milvy |first=Erika |date=April 27, 2009 |work=Advocate |publisher=Here Media |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Salon>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2009/05/07/kirby_dick/ |title=Behind Washington’s closet door |last=O'Hehir |first=Andrew |date=May 7, 2009 |work=Salon |publisher=Salon Media Group |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movie-reviews/outrage-documentary-opens-the-closet-door-on-gay-politicians-346252/ |title='Outrage': Documentary opens the closet door on gay politicians |last=Paris |first=Barry |date=June 18, 2009 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Filmmaker>{{cite journal |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/1367-kirby-dick-outrage/ |title=Kirby Dick, ''Outrage'' |date=May 8, 2009 |last=Dawson |first=Nick |journal=Filmmaker |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=DallasObserver>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-06-11/film/outrage-peers-behind-the-closet-door-at-washington-s-not-so-secret-gays/full/ |title=Outrage peers behind the closet door at Washington's not-so-secret gays |last=Foundas |first=Scott |date=June 11, 2009 |newspaper=Dallas Observer |accessdate=April 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/outrage-20090507 |title=Outrage |first=Peter |last=Travers |authorlink=Peter Travers |date=May 7, 2009 |journal=Rolling Stone |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Slant/><ref name=SFGate>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Outrage-takes-on-closeted-gay-politicians-3162299.php |title='Outrage' takes on closeted gay politicians |last=Guthmann |first=Edward |date=May 10, 2009 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher=SFGate.com |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT>{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/movies/08outr.html?_r=0 |title=Secret Lives in the Age of Gay Rights |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=May 7, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> A 2007 [[Larry Craig scandal|men's restroom sex scandal]] effectively ended Craig's political career, ''[[Newsweek]]'' (June 7, 2010 issue) listed Craig, among others, as a prominent conservative politician who had a record of anti-gay legislation and then was caught in a scandal.<ref>Newsweek, June 7, 2010 page 58</ref><ref name="more">{{cite news | url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/226703.html | title=More gay men describe sexual encounters with U.S. Sen. Craig | publisher=Idaho Statesman | author=Popkey, Dan | date=December 2, 2007 | accessdate=December 2, 2007}}</ref><ref name="eight">{{cite news | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/12/04/publiceye/entry3572031.shtml | title=Eight men out | publisher=CBS News | author=Felling, Matthew | date=December 4, 2007 | accessdate=December 4, 2007}}</ref> |
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* [[Charlie Crist]], former [[Governor of Florida]].<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Slack2009/><ref name=Advocate/><ref name=Salon/><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette/><ref name=DallasObserver/><ref name=RollingStone/><ref name=Slant/><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT/><ref name=MetroWeekly>{{cite journal |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/arts_entertainment/film.php?ak=4211 |title=Closet Cases: Kirby Dick's new documentary manages to make recent gay political sex scandals seem academic and dull |last=Plant |first=Tim |date=April 30, 2009 |journal=Metro Weekly |location=Washington, DC |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=MetroWeekly3/> The documentary's release led to a public debate about Crist's [[sexual orientation]], [[right to privacy]] and the political ramifications of the claims for future elections.<ref>{{citenews |publisher=Salon |title=Re-outing Charlie Crist |url=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/24/outrage/index.html |date=April 24, 2009 |author=Alex Koppelman |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb |publisher=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/28/outrage-documentary-activ_n_192476.html |author=Megan Slack |date=April 28, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009 |title="Outrage" Documentary: Activists Outing Gay Conservatives}}</ref><ref> {{cite news |work=The Hill |title=As 'Outrage' documentary debuts, outing is deflating |author=Kris Kitto |url=http://thehill.com/cover-stories/as-outrage-documentary--debuts-outing-is-deflating-2009-04-22.html }}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=Los Angeles Times |title=Kirby Dick's 'Outrage' comes at pivotal moment in gay rights fight |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cause8-2009may08,0,6665296.story |author=Tina Daunt |date=May 8, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=National Public Radio |title=Kirby Dick: In The Political Closet, Dark Shadows |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103832005 |author=Terry Gross |date=May 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=New York Times |title=Secret Lives in the Age of Gay Rights" |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/movies/08outr.html |author=A.O. Scott |date=May 8, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref> Crist says he is not gay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2006-10-19/news/crist-denies-trysts|last=Norman|first=Bob|authorlink=Bob Norman|title=Crist Denies Trysts|newspaper=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]|date=October 19, 2006|accessdate=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2006-11-02/news/crist-denies-trysts-ii/|title=Crist Denies Trysts II|last=Norman|first=Bob |authorlink=Bob Norman|date=November 2, 2006|work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]|accessdate=November 17, 2010|location=|quote=Crist has repeatedly denied that he is gay}}</ref><ref name=Tisch2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/01/17/Hillsborough/The_woman_who_asked_C.shtml|title=The woman who asked Charlie Crist that question|last=Tisch|first=Chris|date=January 17, 2005|work=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=November 17, 2010|location=Madeira Beach, Florida |quote=When Lee Drury De Cesare asked Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist whether he was gay Friday, it wasn't the first time she has silenced a room.}}</ref> |
* [[Charlie Crist]], former [[Governor of Florida]].<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Slack2009/><ref name=Advocate/><ref name=Salon/><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette/><ref name=DallasObserver/><ref name=RollingStone/><ref name=Slant/><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT/><ref name=MetroWeekly>{{cite journal |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/arts_entertainment/film.php?ak=4211 |title=Closet Cases: Kirby Dick's new documentary manages to make recent gay political sex scandals seem academic and dull |last=Plant |first=Tim |date=April 30, 2009 |journal=Metro Weekly |location=Washington, DC |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=MetroWeekly3/> The documentary's release led to a public debate about Crist's [[sexual orientation]], [[right to privacy]] and the political ramifications of the claims for future elections.<ref>{{citenews |publisher=Salon |title=Re-outing Charlie Crist |url=http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/24/outrage/index.html |date=April 24, 2009 |author=Alex Koppelman |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb |publisher=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/28/outrage-documentary-activ_n_192476.html |author=Megan Slack |date=April 28, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009 |title="Outrage" Documentary: Activists Outing Gay Conservatives}}</ref><ref> {{cite news |work=The Hill |title=As 'Outrage' documentary debuts, outing is deflating |author=Kris Kitto |url=http://thehill.com/cover-stories/as-outrage-documentary--debuts-outing-is-deflating-2009-04-22.html }}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=Los Angeles Times |title=Kirby Dick's 'Outrage' comes at pivotal moment in gay rights fight |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cause8-2009may08,0,6665296.story |author=Tina Daunt |date=May 8, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=National Public Radio |title=Kirby Dick: In The Political Closet, Dark Shadows |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103832005 |author=Terry Gross |date=May 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{citenews |publisher=New York Times |title=Secret Lives in the Age of Gay Rights" |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/movies/08outr.html |author=A.O. Scott |date=May 8, 2009 |accessdate=August 21, 2009}}</ref> Crist says he is not gay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2006-10-19/news/crist-denies-trysts|last=Norman|first=Bob|authorlink=Bob Norman|title=Crist Denies Trysts|newspaper=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]|date=October 19, 2006|accessdate=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2006-11-02/news/crist-denies-trysts-ii/|title=Crist Denies Trysts II|last=Norman|first=Bob |authorlink=Bob Norman|date=November 2, 2006|work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]|accessdate=November 17, 2010|location=|quote=Crist has repeatedly denied that he is gay}}</ref><ref name=Tisch2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/01/17/Hillsborough/The_woman_who_asked_C.shtml|title=The woman who asked Charlie Crist that question|last=Tisch|first=Chris|date=January 17, 2005|work=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=November 17, 2010|location=Madeira Beach, Florida |quote=When Lee Drury De Cesare asked Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist whether he was gay Friday, it wasn't the first time she has silenced a room.}}</ref> |
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* [[David Dreier]], former US Congressman from [[California]].<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Advocate/><ref name=Salon/><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette/><ref name=DallasObserver/><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT/><ref name=MetroWeekly2>{{cite journal |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=5402 |title=Outraged: How Michael Rogers turned anger at the closet into a fight for equality |last=O'Bryan |first=Will |date=July 7, 2010 |journal=Metro Weekly |location=Washington, DC |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> In 2004, journalist [[Doug Ireland]] claimed to "[[Outing|out]]" Dreier for a romantic relationship with his longtime chief of staff, Brad W. Smith.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|first=Doug |last=Ireland |url=http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/44/news-ireland.php |title=The Outing: David Dreier and his straight hypocrisy |publisher=LA Weekly |date=September 23, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Doug |last=Ireland |url=http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/45/news-ireland.php |title=Quiet, Dear: Variety of responses to the outing of David Dreier |publisher=LA Weekly |date=September 30, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050207030447/http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=298 |title=Chief of Staff alleged to have lived with Dreier has unusually high salary |publisher=The Blue Lemur |date=September 16, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_outed_brad_smith_gay_920.htm |title=Anti-gay congressman David Dreier, said to be gay, 'lived with male chief of staff' |publisher=The Raw Story |date= |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_cynthia_matthews_outed_outing_gay_926.htm |title=Rep. David Dreier's challenger says she's a lesbian, and blasts Dreier's gay positions |publisher=The Raw Story |date= |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref> The story was a result of Dreier coming under increasing scrutiny from [[gay rights]] groups because of his voting record. In 2007, Dreier was outed on ''[[Talk of the Nation]]'' on [[NPR]]. The topic of the program was "The Ethics of Outing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14212470 |title=Debating the Ethics of 'Outing' |work=Talk of the Nation |publisher=NPR |date=September 6, 2007 |accessdate=2012-06-03 |format=streaming audio |quote=Mike Rogers: For me, each case is individual. Certainly, a [evangelical pastor Ted] Haggard is so obvious, but as you know from across Idaho, these aren't the first time this [Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)] story has been told. And I think that, in terms of how it plays out in the media, each story plays out differently based on the individual. For example, someone like [Rep.] Mark Foley [(R-FL)] was clearly recognized or self-actualized as a gay man, and another man, and I only speak about cases that have been documented and are already out there, David Dreier, also, he's living his life as a gay man whereas somebody like Larry Craig, it's a really hard place for people, it's a really difficult place because people can't get there to put him in that, I hope that makes sense, but he's in a different place from them, so each story takes on its own meaning, political and non-political, but ... [starting at 20:00 in the 30:20 program segment]}}</ref> Dreier was "passed over for a GOP leadership position" in 2005 the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and ''[[The Raw Story]]'' reported, in part, "because of questions about his sexuality."<ref>[http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Republicans_rebuffed_congressman_because_of_speculation_1012.html The Raw Story | Republicans rebuffed congressman in part due to speculation he was gay, congressman and reporters say<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/david-dreier-retirement-california-congressman_n_1310215.html David Dreier Retirement: California Congressman Will Not Run For Re-Election<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
* [[David Dreier]], former US Congressman from [[California]].<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Advocate/><ref name=Salon/><ref name=PittsburghPostGazette/><ref name=DallasObserver/><ref name=LATimesTuran/><ref name=NYT/><ref name=MetroWeekly2>{{cite journal |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=5402 |title=Outraged: How Michael Rogers turned anger at the closet into a fight for equality |last=O'Bryan |first=Will |date=July 7, 2010 |journal=Metro Weekly |location=Washington, DC |accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> In 2004, journalist [[Doug Ireland]] claimed to "[[Outing|out]]" Dreier for a romantic relationship with his longtime chief of staff, Brad W. Smith.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|first=Doug |last=Ireland |url=http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/44/news-ireland.php |title=The Outing: David Dreier and his straight hypocrisy |publisher=LA Weekly |date=September 23, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Doug |last=Ireland |url=http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/45/news-ireland.php |title=Quiet, Dear: Variety of responses to the outing of David Dreier |publisher=LA Weekly |date=September 30, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050207030447/http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=298 |title=Chief of Staff alleged to have lived with Dreier has unusually high salary |publisher=The Blue Lemur |date=September 16, 2004 |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_outed_brad_smith_gay_920.htm |title=Anti-gay congressman David Dreier, said to be gay, 'lived with male chief of staff' |publisher=The Raw Story |date= |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_cynthia_matthews_outed_outing_gay_926.htm |title=Rep. David Dreier's challenger says she's a lesbian, and blasts Dreier's gay positions |publisher=The Raw Story |date= |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref> The story was a result of Dreier coming under increasing scrutiny from [[gay rights]] groups because of his voting record. In 2007, Dreier was outed on ''[[Talk of the Nation]]'' on [[NPR]]. The topic of the program was "The Ethics of Outing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14212470 |title=Debating the Ethics of 'Outing' |work=Talk of the Nation |publisher=NPR |date=September 6, 2007 |accessdate=2012-06-03 |format=streaming audio |quote=Mike Rogers: For me, each case is individual. Certainly, a [evangelical pastor Ted] Haggard is so obvious, but as you know from across Idaho, these aren't the first time this [Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)] story has been told. And I think that, in terms of how it plays out in the media, each story plays out differently based on the individual. For example, someone like [Rep.] Mark Foley [(R-FL)] was clearly recognized or self-actualized as a gay man, and another man, and I only speak about cases that have been documented and are already out there, David Dreier, also, he's living his life as a gay man whereas somebody like Larry Craig, it's a really hard place for people, it's a really difficult place because people can't get there to put him in that, I hope that makes sense, but he's in a different place from them, so each story takes on its own meaning, political and non-political, but ... [starting at 20:00 in the 30:20 program segment]}}</ref> Dreier was "passed over for a GOP leadership position" in 2005 the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and ''[[The Raw Story]]'' reported, in part, "because of questions about his sexuality."<ref>[http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Republicans_rebuffed_congressman_because_of_speculation_1012.html The Raw Story | Republicans rebuffed congressman in part due to speculation he was gay, congressman and reporters say<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/david-dreier-retirement-california-congressman_n_1310215.html David Dreier Retirement: California Congressman Will Not Run For Re-Election<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Outrage | |
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Directed by | Kirby Dick |
Written by | Kirby Dick |
Produced by | Amy Ziering[1] |
Cinematography | Thaddeus Wadleigh[1] |
Edited by | Douglas Blush Matthew Clarke[1] |
Music by | Peter Golub[1] |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $287,198[2] |
Outrage is a 2009 American documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick. The film presents a narrative discussing the hypocrisy of people purported in the documentary to be closeted gay or bisexual politicians who promote anti-gay legislation. It premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival before being released theatrically on May 8, 2009. It was nominated for a 2010 Emmy Award, and won Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival's jury award for best documentary.
Synopsis
Outrage argues that several American political figures have led closeted gay lives while supporting and endorsing legislation that is harmful to the gay community. The film examines mass media's reluctance to discuss issues involving gay politicians despite many comparable news stories about heterosexual politicians and scandals. Outrage describes this behavior as a form of institutionalized homophobia that has resulted in a tacit policy of self-censorship when reporting on these issues. The film is based on the work of blogger Michael Rogers and his site BlogActive.com.
Subjects
The following politicians were accused in the film of being closeted gays who vote against gay rights:
- Larry Craig, former US Senator of Idaho.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] A 2007 men's restroom sex scandal effectively ended Craig's political career, Newsweek (June 7, 2010 issue) listed Craig, among others, as a prominent conservative politician who had a record of anti-gay legislation and then was caught in a scandal.[15][16][17]
- Charlie Crist, former Governor of Florida.[1][4][5][6][7][9][10][11][13][14][18][19] The documentary's release led to a public debate about Crist's sexual orientation, right to privacy and the political ramifications of the claims for future elections.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Crist says he is not gay.[26][27][28]
- David Dreier, former US Congressman from California.[1][5][6][7][9][13][14][29] In 2004, journalist Doug Ireland claimed to "out" Dreier for a romantic relationship with his longtime chief of staff, Brad W. Smith.[30][31][32][33][34] The story was a result of Dreier coming under increasing scrutiny from gay rights groups because of his voting record. In 2007, Dreier was outed on Talk of the Nation on NPR. The topic of the program was "The Ethics of Outing".[35] Dreier was "passed over for a GOP leadership position" in 2005 the Huffington Post, and The Raw Story reported, in part, "because of questions about his sexuality."[36][37]
- Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989,[1][5][6][7][9][11][18] was a lifelong bachelor, dogged by "endless gay rumors," who publicly denied being gay.[38][39][40] Although his record on LGBT issues is generally positive, he is blamed for treating the emerging AIDS pandemic in the gay community reluctantly, and not like the health crisis he handled in other situations. New York and San Francisco were the main epicenters of AIDS in the early 1980s. Critics, most notably Larry Kramer, believe Koch handled the AIDS crisis poorly because he was closeted.[38][40][41]
- Jim McCrery, former Louisiana Congressman.[1][6][7][11][18][19] In 1988 McCrery's being gay was raised by an opponent during a televised debate, prepared for the question, he denied he was gay.[42][43] Gary Cathey, who identified himself as a former lover of McCrery's starting when the two met at a college fraternity party, was moved by McCrery's anti-gay politics to speak up.[42] He was interviewed and in September 1992, The Advocate ran two articles, "The Outing of a Family Values Congressman: US Representative Jim McCrery’s Double Life," which recounts the affair and delves into McCrery's politics, and "Homosexuality, honesty, and hypocrisy," by Advocate publisher Niles Merton.[44][45][46] It was the second cover-story outing the publication had done to date.[42] Despite an ACT UP press event to draw attention to the stories, while voting for family-values positions in Congress, mainstream media largely ignored the outing.[47][48]
- Ed Schrock, former US Congressman from Virginia.[5][9][11][12][18] Schrock announced on August 30, 2004, that he would abort his 2004 attempt for a third term in Congress after allegedly being caught on tape soliciting sex from a male prostitute. In the weeks before his announcement, Michael Rogers' blogACTIVE.com had said that Schrock is gay — or at least bisexual — despite having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress, such as same-sex marriage and gays serving in the military.[49]
Some non-politicians were included due to their respective involvement with anti-gay stances:
- Mary Cheney, openly gay campaign aide for her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney.[50]
- Shepard Smith, said to be a closeted Fox News anchor.[50][51] Dick said he included Smith because of "his complicity with the network's homophobic agenda".[50] Los Angeles Times film critic Patrick Goldstein wrote that it was unfair of Dick to target Smith, as Smith is not "a strident opinionator".[51]
- Ken Mehlman, the former Republican national chairman, was named in the film as a closeted homosexual though he was against policies friendly to gays. Mehlman announced in 2010 that he is gay, and would instead work to support pro-gay policies.[1][4][7][9][10][52]
Interviews
People interviewed in Outrage include:
Openly gay politicians
- Tammy Baldwin, former US Congresswoman of Wisconsin, now Senator[1][3][6][12][53]
- Barney Frank, former US Congressman from Massachusetts[3][6][7][9][12][13][14][53]
- David Catania, City Councilmember of DC[3][19][53]
- Neil Giuliano, former Mayor of Tempe, Arizona[54]
- Jim Kolbe, former U.S. Congressman from Arizona[5][6][7][12][53]
- James McGreevey, former Governor of New Jersey[1][3][5][6][7][9][12][13][14][55]
Others
- Wayne Barrett, investigative reporter and senior editor for the Village Voice[1]
- Elizabeth Birch, former Executive Director of Human Rights Campaign[11][13][53]
- Kirk Fordham, former Chief of Staff to US Congressman Mark Foley[6]
- Patrick Guerriero, former Executive Director of Log Cabin Republicans
- Dan Gurley, former Field Director of Republican National Committee[19][56]
- Jim Hormel, former US Ambassador to Luxembourg[54]
- Larry Kramer, founder of Act-Up[1][6][11][13][14][55]
- Tony Kushner, playwright of Angels in America[1][6][9][53]
- Rodger McFarlane, former Executive Director of Gay Men's Health Crisis[11]
- Kevin Naff, Editor at The Washington Blade[53]
- Michael Rogers, founder of Blogactive[1][3][6][7][13][14][19][53][55]
- Hilary Rosen, Democratic lobbyist[53]
- Michelangelo Signorile, radio host[11][53][55]
- Andrew Sullivan, columnist for The Atlantic[1][6][11][14][53]
- Rich Tafel, former Executive Director of Log Cabin Republicans[6][11][53]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Organization | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Jury Award | Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Best Documentary | Won[57] |
2010 | Emmy Award | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Outstanding Investigative Journalism: Long Form | Nominated[58] |
Reception
Film critics responded, for the most part, with positive reviews. Scott Foundas of The Village Voice praised Outrage for its "well-honed arguments, sound sourcing, and journalistic boldness,"[59] and the San Francisco Chronicle's Jonathan Curiel described it as "essential viewing".[60] Variety's John Anderson wrote that the film "is operating from a position of righteous indignation, and that indignation is infectious", while criticizing the film's lack of evidence in making certain arguments.[61] Critic Armond White disliked the film, calling it "no more serious than the spiteful gossipy clown Perez Hilton", and writing that the decision to only out conservatives "influences ideological separatism, encouraging the idea of elite gay privilege".[62]
In an interview with New York Post, Ed Koch denounced the film and claimed that it mischaracterized his record on gay issues.[63] He did not respond to the film's assertions that he had failed to adequately respond to New York City's AIDS epidemic, or to the film's assertions that he had had a boyfriend whom he had pressured to leave New York and remain silent about their relationship.
Controversies
Naming
While some journalists named the political figures discussed in the film,[13][64][65] other prominent news organizations, such as The Washington Post, CNN, and NPR, refused to report names.[56][66][67] Dick questioned this reluctance, saying, "The press often reports on things that are very painful to the subjects they are writing about. [Closeted gay politicians] are public officials; this is reporting on hypocrisy, and there is an obligation on the press to write about it."[56]
NPR review
In a review for NPR,[55] film critic Nathan Lee mentioned that Outrage's primary subjects were Larry Craig and Charlie Crist. NPR altered Lee's review by removing these references to Craig and Crist.[68][69] Lee responded in a comment on NPR's website:
I personally disagree with NPR's policy - there is no other area of 'privacy' that elicits such extreme tact. [I] also feel that it is a professional affront to my responsibility as a critic to discuss the content of a work of art, and an impingement of my First Amendment right to free speech and the press.[68]
NPR deleted this comment as well.[68] An NPR editor later explained these actions, noting that, "NPR has a long-held policy of trying to respect the privacy of public figures and of not airing or publishing rumors, allegations and reports about their private lives unless there is a compelling reason to do so."[70] This statement drew immediate criticism, as NPR had previously speculated on the sexual orientation of public figures such as Adam Lambert and Queen Latifah.[70][71] This led to questions about why closeted entertainers presented a "compelling reason" for reporting while closeted politicians did not.[72]
GLAAD Media Awards
Outrage did not receive a nomination for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[73] Many journalists argued that this decision must have been a deliberate snub because Outrage had been one of 2009's most prominent LGBT films.[74][75][76][77] GLAAD responded to the criticism by arguing that Outrage "doesn't promote awareness, understanding and respect for [LGBT] lives and thus does not fit the criteria for the GLAAD Media Awards."[78] Dick said that he was troubled by GLAAD's apparent stance against reporting on closeted anti-gay politicians, noting that "by taking this position, GLAAD is playing into the same philosophy that has kept the closet in place in politics for decades and has caused so much damage."[79]
See also
- List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
- List of state and local political sex scandals in the United States
- Outing
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Further reading
- "How Queer Is That? - Funny how prominent conservatives with antigay records are so often caught in gay sex scandals, isn't it?". Newsweek. 155 (23). Newsweek Inc: 56; Section: Back Story; ISSN 0028-9604. June 7, 2010.
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