About half way through the documentary, Michaelangelo Signorili, speaking directly to the camera, explains how, as a young man, he would be side by side with the school tormentors, scaring and beating those kids deemed to be gay. After all, being against the gays gave him a certain status, and being gay himself, he was excluded from the unfair treatment of the bullies. The actions of some of the politicians believed to be gay, clearly proves this theory to be right. Most of these elected officials voted against any legislation that would give rights to a minority in which they were part of, but which they denied by acting against homosexuals in general.
Kirby Dick's documentary is an expose about the hypocrisy of people in high places that happened to be hiding their sexuality. Three prominent men are showcased as examples of the double standard they lived. Larry Craig, Ed Koch and Charlie Crist are examined in somewhat great detail. These men, while not having openly declared themselves to be gay, have certainly acted against the interests of their constituencies, as it is pointed out by Larry Kramer when he recounts how Ed Koch, the famous mayor of New York, could have done a better job in being influential for the community, had he the courage to admit he belonged to it.
There are courageous accounts by James McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, who came out to his state and the nation in confessing he was a gay American. His interview is one of the most poignant moments of "Outrage". Same can be said of Jim Kolbe, an older man whose courage in coming out, rather than being "outed", took some guts to declare his sexual orientation.
Kirby Dick the director of the documentary has a long career of tackling controversial topics. His view on the hypocrisy of the men in the story is an eye opening for many Americans.
Kirby Dick's documentary is an expose about the hypocrisy of people in high places that happened to be hiding their sexuality. Three prominent men are showcased as examples of the double standard they lived. Larry Craig, Ed Koch and Charlie Crist are examined in somewhat great detail. These men, while not having openly declared themselves to be gay, have certainly acted against the interests of their constituencies, as it is pointed out by Larry Kramer when he recounts how Ed Koch, the famous mayor of New York, could have done a better job in being influential for the community, had he the courage to admit he belonged to it.
There are courageous accounts by James McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, who came out to his state and the nation in confessing he was a gay American. His interview is one of the most poignant moments of "Outrage". Same can be said of Jim Kolbe, an older man whose courage in coming out, rather than being "outed", took some guts to declare his sexual orientation.
Kirby Dick the director of the documentary has a long career of tackling controversial topics. His view on the hypocrisy of the men in the story is an eye opening for many Americans.