Why We Fight: Speech by Vito Russo
A powerful and important speech by queer and AIDS activist Vito Russo at the ACT UP Demonstration in Albany, New York, May 9, 1988. For a transcript, see www.actupny.org/documents/whfi...
Vito Russo (July 11, 1946 -- November 7, 1990) was an American LGBT activist, film historian and author who is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet (1981, revised edition 1987). He was a co-founder of the Gay Activist Alliance, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and ACT UP.
A documentary film on the life of Vito Russo, "Vito," premiered at the 2011 New York Film Festival and on HBO June 23, 2012.
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Just saw a documentary: Vitto, a man for all seasons. Made me cry & reminded me of friends. Now I want to do something.
This might actually be the best speech I've ever heard. At least in the past decade of my life.
What a brave hero, icon, and forerunner of the Gay Rights movement. His Spirit lives on every time someone comes out off the closet! Thank you Vito, for paving the way so we can take up space today. You are not forgotten!
Omg I'm in tears
what a great speech. Since the advent of HAART AIDS Activism has certainly changed. Maybe we need more people like Vito Russo. HIV/AIDS is still here in 2013 RIP VITO RUSSO
@QASIMARA
2 жыл бұрын
Still here in 2020 and most of 2021.
Thank you for posting this. I'm sharing this far and wide.
it is still the best speech ever delivered!
I watched this documentary last night- brought tears to my eyes
Absolutely brilliant, writing my IB history IA about this
On this World AIDs Day ...... I remember you Vito Russo. I hope you can see "Our Time" is now. xo
I cropped this and reposted it under Creative Commons as I hoped it would make it a bit more accessible. Here’s the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3iJls-EkqiWe6w.html
What's going on with the video tho lol
Great Queer!!!!
He died shortly after
@QASIMARA
4 жыл бұрын
Orly?
If you're dying from anything, you're dying from AIDS. And you did. Listening to this is like living in the Twilight Zone
@QASIMARA
4 жыл бұрын
Please explain this comment.
@lana.pat1308
2 жыл бұрын
@@QASIMARA sounds like bigotry to me tbh