The Star Spangled Basher

1991
7:46
Super-8 film / Video

Examines the relationship between the rise of homophobia and racism during times offrenzied patriotism. The image of Whitney Houston singing the national anthem atSuperbowl XXV is juxtaposed with CNN news footage of military maneuvers in thePersian Gulf, and afive-boroughanti-violence march organized by the New York Lesbianand Gay Anti-Violence Project.