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This one is a must see for all LGBT youth, straights of every flavor, and actually, pretty much everyone. It\u2019s a documentary called VITO, about the life of gay activist Vito Russo. A man, I am ashamed to say, I knew nothing about before watching this film.&#8221; <em><a title=\"Behind the Celluloid Closet: A Review of VITO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/film-reviews\/behind-the-celluloid-closet-a-review-of-vito\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inspiring story of pivotal gay rights activist Vito Russo, author of\u00a0The Celluloid Closet, who fought tirelessly to secure the dignity of gays and lesbians the world over until his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12418,"menu_order":1349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[],"tags":[20,11],"festival_year":[7],"festival_location":[],"class_list":["post-164","film","type-film","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biography","tag-documentary","festival_year-7"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The inspiring story of pivotal gay rights activist Vito Russo, author of The Celluloid Closet, who fought tirelessly to secure the dignity of gays and lesbians the world over until his life was claimed by AIDS in 1990. 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