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1982
1982-02-12The film Making Love opens
The movie Making Love opens. Directed by Arthur Hiller, a major Hollywood director, it was the first mainstream Hollywood film to treat the issue of being gay and coming out in a sympathetic fashion. It tells the story of a doctor who realizes he is gay, tells his wife, and eventually goes on to find a relationship with another gay man.