Those interested in hard-hitting documentaries must check out the new anthology set from filmmaker Arthur Dong, Stories From the War on Homosexuality. The set contains three vital films, including Coming Out Under Fire, the exposé on the treatment of gays and lesbians in the American military (based on the book by Allan Bérubés). This entry examines what queer servicemen and women were subjected to during WWII and then dissects the Clintonian “Don’t Ask, don’t tell” policy, which remains in place to this day. Then there’s Family Fundamentals, in which Dong interviews Christian families about their staunch opposition to the gay rights movement, and their horror at having gays within their own families. But the most powerful bit of filmmaking undoubtedly comes with Licensed to Kill. Here, Dong managed to get access to various convicts who had murdered people in gay bashing incidents, analyzing the motives behind vicious homophobic hate crimes. Sobering and fascinating, these documentaries have added resonance given the success of Bush’s homophobia in helping to secure his re-election. » Matthew Hays