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A Gay Mormon Love Story: Elder | Op-Docs | The New York Times

This short documentary tells the story of a gay Mormon’s love affair while he served on a mission in Italy. Produced by: Genéa Gaudet Read the story here: ht...

“How can you be that much in love and not be together?”

For someone who has harped on for weeks about how love isn’t real, this New York Times piece has left me absolutely heartbroken. It is a love story about two people who are different in every possible way. One is an American, one is an Italian. One is a Mormon, the other is a Communist. One is a smoker, the other detests the habit. One cannot accept that he is gay, the other cannot imagine living a closeted life.

Can love have a happy ending for two people who are so different? It depends on how you’d define “happy.” There is plenty to be said about love across borders, age, and religion, but I think Tom Clark, the subject of this video essay, explores those ideas much better than I ever could.

Love is too often bittersweet. I hope yours never is.

Lovingly,

Emerald

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My Grandfather’s Memory Book

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My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes -- 2018 Charlie Tyrell 13:46

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Broken: The Women’s Prison at Hoheneck

Thousands of women were held as political prisoners in Communist East Germany. Two of them tell their story in this animated film.

You can watch the whole film at the New York Times Op-Docs pages now, accompanied by an introductory note of the authors Max Moench and Alexander Lahl. Link to the stream

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How to Win an Election

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How to Win an Election