Product Details

• Actors: Maurice Bonamigo, Terry Hamilton, Mark Harris, Steve May, Carol Newman
• Directors: Wash Westmoreland
• Writers: Wash Westmoreland
• Producers: Andrew Cohen, Anne Clements, Fenton Bailey, Michael Kaufman, Randy Barbato
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Disinformation
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 63 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009ZBVPE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,939 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gay Republicans" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Variety, November 17, 2004

Alongside this political turmoil are some colorful personalities that remain amusingly memorable.

Product Description

After years of relative obscurity, Log Cabin—the gay Republican club formed in California in 1977—has found itself in the National spotlight. George Bush’s unequivocal opposition to gay marriage put them at the forefront of one of the most hotly contested elections in years. With the issue of whether or not to support the President distilling into a stark choice between their civil rights and their loyalty to the party, 2004 forced the Gay Republicans to a crude decision: what was more important, being gay or being Republican?

This documentary follows a handful of Log Cabin members on their different paths to "Decision 2004." A stereotype-shattering, gut wrenching portrait of an organization in turmoil that is incisive, moving, disturbing and humorous.

Watch as POLITICS GETS PERSONAL.

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, depressing, revealing., October 5, 2005

By	Jason Barker "kittynboi" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was eager to see this DVD once I heard about it's existance, and it does not disapoint. As a gay male, I have, like many other gay males, been perplexed at the existance of Gay Republicans. This DVD does not dig as deep as it could, but its primary focus was not the why of Gay Republicans, but their reaction to the events of the 2004 election.

Denial is not a term I use lightly at all, and I have to say that some of the people interviewed in this documentary are in a deeper state of denial than anyone I have ever seen, and I state that without any hyperbole at all. Some of them are genuinely conflicted people, who believe in smaller government, less taxes, pro american foreign policy, etc. and oppose the moralizing monstrosity of the religious reich, sometimes on the grounds of these principles. They were torn up by their own party inciting anti gay hate to win votes. But others, such as the spiky haired california pseudo hipster, or the sanctimonius straight laced money grubber in Florida, are nothing but arrogant Bush zombies, and in many cases they come off as holding certain opinions more out of shock value and the desire to upset "liberals" than out of genuine conviction.

This documentary deserves a follow up that digs deeper in to why a gay person would be a member of the GOP.

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, that was interesting., October 1, 2007

By	lighten_up_already2 "lighten_up_already2" (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This documentary is really about how President Bush alienated gay Republicans by backing a proposed defense of marriage amendment to the US Constitution, resulting in the Log Cabin Republicans not endorsing Bush in the election of 2004. Still, this is an interesting look at a group of people that many might not suspect could even exist. I learned something.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great to Have You Aboard Fellows., August 16, 2007

By	Bernard Chapin "Ora Et Labora!" (CHICAGO! USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

And well met. The right in America is in no position to be turning down allies for any reason--especially due to an individual's sex, race or sexual orientation. We need logical, clear-thinking types on our side just like a couple of the men and women profiled here. Let's fight the slow creep of socialism and political correctness together. Who cares what someone's personal habits are? That's nobody else's business anyway. I was very impressed with the LA Log Cabin member in particular. He hit the nail on the head, "The gay community is supposed to be about diversity" but they hate his guts because he's a Republican. Well, they do respect diversity provided it is rooted in skin color or having a colorful accent, but ideological diversity is not the type of thing that can be allowed.

I felt the director and interlocutor of this production were extremely biased and interjected their left-wing viewpoint into the narrative whenever possible, but I do credit them for at least giving the Log Cabinites the chance to speak. They could have pulled a Chris Matthews and interrupted them continuously but they did not. Therefore, as I really enjoyed the documentary, I'll give it four stars.

Surprisingly, as it came out in 2004, the film is already dated because the anti-Bush perspective is now absurd. The Democratic frontrunners--Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards--refused to have anything to do with supporting gay marriage the other night during the forum on the Logo Channel. The present day makes the "Republicans Evil/Democrats Good" slant of the narration look as foolish and shortsighted as we now know it to be.

The bottom line is that most gay activists are dishonest. Civil unions are about "rights" but marriage has nothing to do with it. The disadvantages they cite are accurate and unfair, but they can be easily ameliorated with the passage of civil union legislation. The longing for gay marriage has nothing to do with justice. It would be nice though if we could have an honest discussion about this subject but PC has made that impossible. With activists describing voting for Bush as being like Jews voting for Hitler, no meaningful exchange of ideas is possible with them. Also, it would be nice if people could be a little more deep; one's sexuality should not be the entire basis for their political views.