considered bold and fearless at the time: She interviewed a gay man living with HIV on live television and treated him with compassion.
“When I saw the documentary and I saw that scene — that incredible moment between Steve Pieters and Tammy Faye — I knew how important it was, because my knowledge of Tammy was just what the media had fed me, this sensationalized version that focused on the drama,” Chastain, who also was executive producer of the film, told NBC News from the Toronto International Film Festival. “That is not really the true story of who she was, and that blew me away.
To which Pieters responded: “Jesus loves me just the way I am, I really believe. Jesus loves the way I love.”While Bakker won’t get to see herself portrayed on the big screen, Pieters — who was given eight months to live in 1984 — is still alive today.
“My doctor, God bless her, told me when I was first diagnosed terminal that not everybody was going to die from AIDS. She said, ‘If there is one in a million survivors, why not believe you’re that one in a million?’” “What I discovered about that over the years is that I can’t be fully alive if I allow the survivor’s guilt to rule my life,” he said. “I have to find the joy in life, each and every day.”
“I’ve had a number of people who’ve seen the interview tell me over the years, ‘Well, she asked a lot of really kind of silly questions, especially about being gay,’” Pieters said. “But they were the right questions for the audience, and I knew that at the time — even though I was kind of flabbergasted when she asked me if I’ve ever had a sexual experience with a woman. But, you know, they were the right questions for her audience, and I took it as an opportunity to educate them.
NBCOUT Whatever good she did was cancelled out by the fraud, theft and hatred she committed. And now a movie trying to rehabilitate her reputation. No thanks, with all the other problems of today I am not interested in a criminals story.
NBCOUT 💢Chalrlie Sheen is making a documentary about living with HIV. I think they should name it 2 1/2... White Blood Cells.
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NBCOUT She was ahead of her time. I'm not religious but she showed what true Christianity is. RIP Tammy
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NBCOUT I guess there’s enough chemistry in her makeup to have a breakthrough ?
NBCOUT I did not know this. A wonderful story. .
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