Gay Sex In The 70s

It’s raining men in this celebration of boys, bars, baths and so much more in New York City. Mixing archival footage and interviews with prominent queer New Yorkers Gay Sex In The 70s is a stunning visual document of the decade of gay liberation and sexual freedom where […] men were cruising the streets, frequenting gay bars, letting loose with ecstatic abandon in dance clubs and having loads and loads of sex – everywhere from the privacy of their own homes to the orgiastic atmosphere of the baths to public places like the Piers and the trucks. This documentary takes viewers inside such iconic establishments as the Continental Baths and Studio 54, where all you needed to gain entrance was a ‘good turtleneck and a big dick’. As we all know, the good times came with a price. Only 12 years after Stonewall, the infamous New York Times article was published announcing the appearance of an unusual cancer striking gay men, putting the brakes on this unprecedented era of sexual freedom in the Big Apple and around the world. (Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)

Preceded by

dirtyglitter 1: Damien

Dir: Aron Kantor, USA, 2005, Beta SP, 13 mins

In this dazzling frenetic attack on the senses Damien seeks out new and dangerous ways to satiate his sexual appetite.

Total Running Time: 83 mins

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