Who's In It: Larry Craig, Barney Frank, Larry Kramer, Ed Koch, Charlie Crist, Jim McGreevey, Ken Mehlman, Michelangelo Signorile
The Basics: Hey gay-hating Republican politicians who are also gay yourselves and voting against gay rights, have I got a documentary for you! In fact, it's about you! Like, you're in the movie! I know, crazy right? Did you have any idea that you were being followed by bloggers and other journalists while you were out creepin' around at night and then working hard during the day to keep your fellow gays locked out of their civil rights? Well, you were.
What's The Deal: I'm not sure who's going to go see this movie outside of gay people and their supporters who already know about these closeted Republicans from reading about them in the gay and alternative press. That doesn't mean it's a bad movie. It's oddly entertaining in a pissed-off, muckraking, throw-the-bums-out way, especially when the dastardly politicians speak for themselves and try to convince everyone how not gay they are, even as they turn around and do their best to hurt their gay, tax-paying constituents. Then it gets even more hilarious, bizarre, compelling and angry-making.
Most Brazen Beard-Collector: Oops, sorry, a "beard" is a fake opposite-sex romantic interest. Like when Rock Hudson married his agent's secretary. Anyway, it's Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida. Consistently votes against stuff like gay adoption rights and then, when the media turns its attention to his sexuality, he finds a new girlfriend who sometimes becomes the new wife. When asked to talk about it, his most recent female companion declines to be interviewed but says, "Call me in ten years and I'll have a story for you."
Who Gets Ignored: Closeted politicians who have good gay rights voting records. The point of the movie for director Kirby Dick (who also made the amazing documentaries Sick and This Film is Not Yet Rated) is exposing hypocrisy, not outing gay politicians for the sport of it.
What Doesn't Add Up: The movie makes a case that the anti-gay rhetoric of the politicians combined with their anti-gay voting records are a cause of increased violence against gays and lesbians. And while that makes a kind of "stands to reason" sense, in that a hostile climate toward any oppressed group of people would probably lead to violence against them, the movie doesn't present the stats to back it up.