We are filmmakers preparing a DADT for a major network broadcast in 2010. If you are in the service and closeted, please reach out to us. Your anonymity will be safe.
Originally posted by docflm09: We are filmmakers preparing a DADT for a major network broadcast in 2010. If you are in the service and closeted, please reach out to us. Your anonymity will be safe.
thank you
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And how do we know you aren't some sick sack of fecal matter just trying to sucker people in so you can out them?
I have contacted them and looked into their body of work. While I am skeptical about how they may treat the issue, their body of work is extremely pro-gay. I believe that the network in question has hired this production company to create this documentary program - though they may be a bit late to the party, given their goal for the production dates. I also believe that there is an opportunity here, not only to ensure that the human face of this issue is given more exposure, but to subtly shape the message in a way that shows the military as an honorable profession, and gay servicemen as people who make a choice to sacrifice what they do, unnecessarily.
I'm in contact with them. I am still skeptical - some of their work, while pro-gay, gives me pause because I fear this program may easily turn anti-military and I would not want to be a part of that - but I am also guardedly optimistic.
Besides, I get out in less than a year anyway. I'm already accepted to the university I want to finish up at, so if I get outed by some kook it just means I go to school full time that much faster.
Originally posted by Bleah: I have contacted them and looked into their body of work. While I am skeptical about how they may treat the issue, their body of work is extremely pro-gay. I believe that the network in question has hired this production company to create this documentary program - though they may be a bit late to the party, given their goal for the production dates. I also believe that there is an opportunity here, not only to ensure that the human face of this issue is given more exposure, but to subtly shape the message in a way that shows the military as an honorable profession, and gay servicemen as people who make a choice to sacrifice what they do, unnecessarily.
I'm in contact with them. I am still skeptical - some of their work, while pro-gay, gives me pause because I fear this program may easily turn anti-military and I would not want to be a part of that - but I am also guardedly optimistic.
Besides, I get out in less than a year anyway. I'm already accepted to the university I want to finish up at, so if I get outed by some kook it just means I go to school full time that much faster.
Please continue to be very careful; my understanding of GI Bill eligibility is that a straight 'Honorable' character of service is necessary. With respect to DADT, I think that is ONE item that needs modification.
In truth, we are contacting everyone from SLDN to Donald Rumsfeld and Senator Saxby Chambliss on the issue. The goal is for a well-rounded examination of the issue, but primarily focused on the stories of soldiers living under DADT. Your caution is perfectly understandable and the last thing we want to do is get anyone in trouble.
Originally posted by docflm09: In truth, we are contacting everyone from SLDN to Donald Rumsfeld and Senator Saxby Chambliss on the issue. The goal is for a well-rounded examination of the issue, but primarily focused on the stories of soldiers living under DADT. Your caution is perfectly understandable and the last thing we want to do is get anyone in trouble.
I wouldn't trust you for a New York second. Your solicition was obviously to gay/lesbian people; nothing said about straights. Your promise of anonymity is....questionable. Why aren't you interested in anonymous replies irrespective of orientation? Suppose the results you obtain aren't what you expect or WANT; will ya still publish them? And, how will we know if they're valid? Sorry, but surely there's a better way to reach your intended population, and it DOES appear that you DO have....an intended population!
I talked with this film maker yesterday, and I am satisfied with the legitimacy of his endeavor. I advised, however, that before any film is released, that he have a knowledgeable military member review all the footage to ensure that the subjects' anonymity is protected. Civilians don't know the military culture and can miss things that would alert other military folks as to the identity of an individual. Fuzzing out a person's face, name tag and insignia aren't always enough, nor is disguising a voice. Sometimes the content of speech can give away a member's identity when combined with a certain setting. For example, in Johnny Symons recent award winning documentary, Ask Not, (probably the best film yet on DADT), a military expert noticed that a gay soldier's weapon's serial number was visible and readable -- that could have given away his identity. So they went back and fuzzed out the serial number. That kind of little detail needs to be addressed in any final product.
I also suggested to the filmmaker several subjects that might prove interesting for a documentary on gays in the military, including interviewing straight peers (as was done most remarkably in the current issue of The Advocate -- "Straight Guys Tell" -- where the journalist interviewed young, straight soldiers on Fort Lewis, WA).
