Gay USA (film)
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| Directed by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. |
| Produced by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. David Pasko Joseph Knutson |
| Cinematography | List
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| Edited by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. Thommy Padgett |
Production company | Artists United For Gay Rights |
| Distributed by | Frameline Kit Parker Films |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000 – $11,000 |
Gay USA (also known as Gay USA: The Politics of Celebration), is a 1977 American documentary film directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr. The film is the first American feature-length documentary by and about LGBTQ people, that focused on the gay rights movement. It has been widely hailed in the gay press as an instrument of solidarity for gay audiences.
Composed of footage shot at a number of gay pride events around the United States in June 1977, the film captures a time just as the gay rights movement began facing the first organized backlash in the form of Anita Bryant and her campaign to repeal anti-discrimination protection in Dade County. Bressan dedicated the film to Robert Hillsborough, who was murdered on June 22, 1977, on the streets of San Francisco for being gay.