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We just saw this fabulous movie at a fabulous theater (old and ornate) on the street where it all started. I have taken it for granted since we moved here that the Castro, where we spend much time, was not always a safe place to be gay. Acceptance happened not just from an overwhelming number of gay people moving into the neighborhood, but from the work of Harvey Milk and his "recruits." This movie illuminates both how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. Go see it now!
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Watching the Oscars right now, and Dustin Lance Black, screenwriter of Milk, won for Best Original Screenplay. He made an exceptional acceptance speech, thanking Milk for the courage he had given him to come out, and telling youth that no matter what anyone tells them, it is not wrong to be gay.
Sean Penn just won Best Actor, thanking the "commie, homo-loving sons of guns." He also took the opportunity to tell the supporters of Proposition 8 that they should take the time to reflect on what they have done and how ashamed their grandchildren will be of them if they remain so anti-civil rights for gays. Apparently something happened to their cars on the way into the Oscars as well - some people can't even tolerate such a film. Such a shame.
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