Dangerous Living - Coming Out in the Developing World (2003)

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, directed by John Scagliotti and produced by Dan Hunt and Janet Baus, is the first documentary to deeply explore the lives of gay and lesbian people in non-western cultures. Traveling to five different continents, we hear the heartbreaking and triumphant stories of gays and lesbians from Egypt, Honduras, Kenya, Thailand and elsewhere, where most occurrences of oppression receive no media coverage at all.

Dangerous Living is the winner of the Audience Award (Best Feature) in the Barcelona GLBT Int. Festival, Audience Award (Best Documentary) in the Hartford Alternatives Festival, and officially selected in the International Film Festival on Human Rights, Geneva. By sharing the personal stories coming out of developing nations, Dangerous Living sheds light on an emerging global movement striving to end discrimination and violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

Dangerous Living is part of the HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SERIES. Human Rights Watch, widely regarded as one of the most influential and important human rights organizations in the world, and First Run Features, which for 25 years has distributed films that confront human rights issues, recently formed a collaboration to bring awareness to films that shed light on human rights abuses throughout the world. Through its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Project, Human Rights Watch fights to end abuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Product Description

Research on a hard topic

This DVD is worth watching, because gay rights is important. I know that God taught us to love our neigbhor as he has always loved us. Treating each other with respect is important. My favorite part of the documentary is when the Phillipino choir sang in Australia. Enjoy!
September 9, 2008

Disappointed

Disappointed in the length of the documentary and the content. When paying over $20 for a DVD of this calibre i was hoping for more substance. Aside from the Cairo 52 story ( and not a complete coverage )there wasn't much else. Sad Journalism and even sadder for a Documentary.Had good intentions but failed to score. February 26, 2008

Gay in the Third World

Great video, extremely educational and illuminating of the plight of GLBT indivduals in the third world. As difficult as it can be to be GLBT in the USA, this reminds you of the freedoms we have here, that are uncommon or unheard of in the third world. A must for any GLBT outreach organizaiton. December 16, 2007

Crucial & Insightful Viewing For Thinking-Feeling People!!

I really enjoyed this documentary and was really opened up to
the reality of the international gay community and the ongoing
struggle for human rights, not just gay & lesbian, but HUMAN!!
As a gay man who is african-american & native american and grew up
in the bible-waving, racist, virulently homophobic U.S. south
as well as other urban areas abroad from the late 60's (Stonewall),
coming of age in the late 70's (The Gay Rennaisance!)
to adulthood in the mid 80's (The onslaught of the AIDS epidemic!)
I can truly feel and understand this film in a very personal way!
You don't have to be gay or lesbian--if you have a brain & a heart,
then you will be touched by this documentary!
September 3, 2007

I wish everyone in the world could see this film

This is an incredibly compelling, insightful, and harrowing wake-up call to activists and people who care about human rights around the world. The voices of the courageous LGBT folk interviewed from around the world in this film are inspiring and challenge us all to join in the international struggle for human rights. March 9, 2007

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