This month marks the 30th anniversary of Philadelphia, Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking legal drama starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. The movie centers on a man wrongfully fired because he has AIDS, and his attempts to sue his workplace with the help of a homophobic small-town lawyer. Released in the shadow of the AIDS epidemic, Philadelphia follows Andrew Beckett, a hard-working gay lawyer who has been living with AIDS and is fired under the pretense of mishandling the case. The movie does a valiant and surprisingly three-dimensional job of portraying AIDS and those living with it as people worthy of dignity, love, humanity, and compassion. Though the film helped shift the broader public’s understanding of AIDS in a way that was groundbreaking and helpful for the time, its cultural impact wasn’t as strong as some hoped.
This Week In 1994 ‘Philadelphia’ Premieres Did It Change Everything On AIDS
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Founder & Treasurer of the Hollywood LGBTQ+ Council and “My Hollywood Pride” which just held its 2nd annual event in Downtown Hollywood. Jeff is returning as Co-Chair for the upcoming 2023 National LGBTQ Task Force Gala in October. The Task Force events, including the upcoming Winter Party Festival in March, have given back more than $3.3MM to LGBTQ community organizations in South Florida.
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