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Outrage is a American documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick. May 21,PM. Government shutdown updates: House to be out of session next week. Documentary director Kirby Dickwho earlier exposed sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, now takes aim at the perceived hypocrisy of closeted gay politicians, whom he argues are often the most hateful opponents of gay rights in order to hide their own sexual orientation.

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The film focuses on public officials who Dick said have previously been alleged to be gay: California Rep. Larry Craig, whose political career ended after an arrest in a Minneapolis men's room. With James McGreevey, Kevin Naff, Dan Popkey, James C.

Hormel. More than just a film about who’s hiding in the closet, the documentary is about hypocrisy and how it distorts the political process. Jim Kolbe -- a moderate Republican who had been mentored by Barry Goldwater -- took a phone call in that would change his life.

Kolbe decided to beat the reporter to the punch, admitting to his close colleague in the U. House of Representatives, John McCainthat he was gay.

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Part love story and part political thriller, the documentary follows Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta’s historic election campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Outrage: Directed by Kirby Dick.

Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? But for many gay politicians who remain in the closet, fear of exposure runs so deep that they are often the most vocal and virulent opponents of same-sex rights, according to gay advocates.

Filmmaker Kirby Dick explores the world of closeted gay politicians in the documentary "Outrage." Review by Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald. Those lawmakers "have a right to privacy, but there's no right to hypocrisy," according to Frank, who came out in and has been a vocal supporter of gay rights.

In interviews with politicians like Kolbe, former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey of New Jersey and Frank, who came out in office, the film blames the mainstream media with a "brilliant conspiracy" to hide their secret lives.

You were a good legislator in the past and you'll be a good one in the future. Openly gay politicians chastise closeted political colleagues who vote anti-gay.

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Debate on the defense of marriage amendment was in full swing and a reporter from the gay media was ready to "out" Kolbe, who voted in favor of the measure but whose entire political life had been in the closet. Polis was elected openly gay and, Frank, like Kolbe, came out in office, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.

Oct 17, PM. Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel says it 'will not compromise' on return of remains. Dreier, McCrery and Craig have publicly denied being homosexual. Stream on. That perceived hypocrisy is the subject of the new documentary film "Outrage," which opened to favorable reviews last week in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, and will open in seven more cities this weekend.

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By ABC News. An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S. The documentary The Times of Harvey Milk is a must-watch for anyone interested in the life of the gay politician, one of the first to be out in the United States.

Koch and Mehlman have repeatedly refused to answer questions about their sexual orientation. 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.

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Outrage shines a light on those politicians who have repeatedly voted against gay civil rights legislation, yet who are allegedly gay themselves. Filmmaker Kirby Dick’s fine balance of documentary rigor and muckraking returns with Outrage, a blistering investigation into closeted gay politicians who push anti-gay legislation to hide their own sexual impulses.

There are no openly gay U. Baldwin, who was interviewed for the documentary, was the first to be elected as openly gay.