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Extraction Summary
3
People
2
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Interview transcript / blog post printout (house oversight committee document)
File Size:
2.54 MB
Summary
This document is a page from an interview transcript or blog post by Clarisse Thorn featuring Richard Berkowitz, an AIDS activist and subject of the documentary 'Sex Positive.' The text details how Thorn connected with Berkowitz after reviewing the film, their meeting in New York City, and begins an interview regarding Berkowitz's history in the gay bathhouse culture, BDSM, and sex work. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was collected as part of a congressional investigation, likely related to broader inquiries into networks or individuals associated with the Epstein case, though Epstein is not mentioned on this specific page.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Richard Berkowitz | Interviewee / Activist |
Described as 'Star of Sex Positive and Icon of Safer Sex Activism', former S&M hustler/sex worker, and writer.
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| Clarisse Thorn | Interviewer / Author |
Conducted the interview, organized the film series, and authored the blog post.
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| Lisa | Education Coordinator |
Coordinator at Hull-House Museum who helped conceive the film series.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Hull-House Museum |
Location where the film series was hosted and where Lisa worked.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018564'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Early 2009
Interview with Richard Berkowitz
New York City (meeting) / Email (interview)
Unspecified (prior to interview)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location where Clarisse Thorn met Richard Berkowitz in person.
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Context for where Berkowitz spread the word about safer sex.
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Relationships (2)
Thorn reviewed a film about Berkowitz, they corresponded via blog/email, met in NYC, and conducted an interview.
Collaborated on a film series at Hull-House Museum.
Key Quotes (3)
"I feel a combination of both exhilaration and despair during these discussions -- exhilaration because I learn how far we've come, and despair because I can see how we keep making the same mistakes again and again and again."Source
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Quote #1
"But there was a huge backlash against him -- because in those days, the promiscuous bathhouse culture was seen by many gay men as a huge part of identifying as gay and sex-positive... and anyone who argued against it, or tried to modify it, was therefore cast by many people as sex-negative."Source
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Quote #2
"Do you think you would have gotten into BDSM if you hadn't had partners pressuring you to do it? Do you think you would have gotten into it if you hadn't been able to make money at it?"Source
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Quote #3
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