Better Dead Than Gay
Documentary
⭐ 8.3 / 10(9)
Simon Harvey was a gay man unable to reconcile his gay feelings with his strict christian upbringing. At the age of 26 he killed himself. Simon's father said "To discover my son was gay was as bad as losing him." This film depicts the last six months of his life and examines how religious belief can be used to justify social prejudice.
- Runtime
- 52m
- Released
- 1996
Details
Release year: 1996
Storyline
Simon Harvey was a gay man unable to reconcile his gay feelings with his strict christian upbringing. At the age of 26 he killed himself. Simon's father said "To discover my son was gay was as bad as losing him." This film depicts the last six months of his life and examines how religious belief can be used to justify social prejudice.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 10 credits →- Robert Amess — Self - Baptist Minister
- Gay Bartlam — Self - Friend of Simon
- Matthew Delamere — Diary Excerpts
- George Harvey — Self - Simon's Father