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Vito Russo

Born

in East Harlem, New York City, The United States

July 11, 1946

Died

November 07, 1990

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Vito Russo was an early gay activist whose work at the Museum of Modern Art and love of movies led to the ground-breaking book The Celluloid Closet, which takes a look at the coded representations of gay men and women in the movies. He was also a vocal AIDS activist who helped found both GLAAD and ACT UP in response to the Reagan Administrations inaction at what is still a global epidemic.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 2,431 ratings · 102 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies 4.19 avg rating — 2,413 ratings — published 1981 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Spoken: A Vito Russo Reader, Reel One 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Spoken: A Vito Russo Reader, Reel Two 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Spoken: A Vito Russo Reader 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keine Werbung, prego!: Poesie in italiano - Gedichte ins Deutsche übersetzt by Vito Russo, Giovito 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Living in the bubbles Racconti di un bevitore emozionale di Champagne 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE CELLULOID CLOSET the History of Homosexuals in Film 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It is an old stereotype, that homosexuality has to do only with sex while heterosexuality is multifaceted and embraces love and romance.”
― Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies

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“You can’t plead tolerance for gays by saying that they’re just like everyone else. Tolerance is something we should extend to people who are not like everyone else.”
― Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies

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“No one ever asks what causes heterosexuality because no one is interested in stopping it”
― Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies

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