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The Typist
Genres
Documentary
Overview
From the archives of the “queer Smithsonian,” San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society, comes the forgotten history of a gay Korean War veteran tasked with writing the military discharges of outed gay seamen. The Typist details a conflicted clerk’s participation in discrimination and his divided allegiance to homosexuality and heroism.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
8 min
Release Date
2015-05-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
3.8
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