department closing all of the gay bathhouses in 1985. Community and friendships formed by the energy and sexual freedom gave gay men the ability to bond together and work as a strong, cohesive community. They sounded the first public health alarms and formed groups such as GMHC that have helped and continue to help thousands of men and women living with HIV to this day. The film returns to the present day, 2004. Our characters explore what they gained from being alive in New York during the brief period of unencumbered sexuality that was life in New York during the 1970s, what the legacy of that time of sexual freedom is and how it continues to affect young people today. Cast The following people are interviewed for the documentary. Robert Alvarez Alvin Baltrop Barton Benes Tom Bianchi Mel Cheren Arnie Kantrowitz Larry Kramer Lawrence Mass Rodger McFarlane Susan Tomkin Richard A. Lynch Ken Unger Awards The film was awarded the GayVN Award for Best Alternative Release of 2006. See also 1970s in LGBT rights References Further reading Padva, Gilad. Sexing the Past: Communal Exposure and Self-Examination in Gay Sex in the 70s. In Padva, Gilad, Queer Nostalgia in Cinema and Pop Culture, pp. 58–71 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, ). External links Official site Official Facebook Page 1970s in LGBT history 2005 films American documentary films Documentary films about gay men American LGBT-related films Documentary films about United States history Documentary films about New York City LGBT in New York (state) 2005 documentary films 2005 LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films