If you have never seen MILK, you should do it now.
No---not because Sean Penn won the Oscar's for his convincing portrayal of the real life of Harvey Milk (God Bless his soul!), who was America's first openly-gay politician.
When I saw the first 15 minutes of the film, I made my conclusion no doubt that the Oscar statute goes to Sean Penn. Oh boy, he's awesome and stunningly gay!

See it because it's a rare movie that brings you back to the early days of struggles of the LGBT community in America----and mine, too---and across the world. This is NOT a gay movie as a gay friend of mine insisted. He was blinded by the suave James Franco in the movie. This is a movie that mirrors the society as a whole which a lot of the problems in the past are still continuously existing until present. In fairness, some problems have been addressed and it's would be hypocrisy of me if I won't admit that because of Harvey Milk, the LGBT community found its way to the halls and walls of the White House and echoes to the different corners of the world.
I'd say, that my community is much better than it was before. There are still issues that need to be attended and only time will tell when these issues be resolved. The most important thing is, no one stops fighting and no one stops showing love what this community can offer.
Hide no more. Fear not. Come out. And be proud!
When Sean received the award, he said:
"You commie homo-loving sons of guns. I did not expect this, and I wanted to be very
clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me often. But I
am touched by the appreciation...........
For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I
think it's a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay
marriage to sit and reflect on their great shame and their shame in
their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone." (Click for the video)
Another win for the MILK movie is from Dustin Lance Black, who won original screenplay for "Milk."
"When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my
father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas
to California and I heard the story of Harvey Milk. And it gave me
hope. It gave me the hope to live my life, it gave me the hope to one
day live my life openly as who I am and that maybe even I could fall in
love and one day get married."
"I think [Milk] would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids
out there tonight ... that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of
value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and
that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally,
across this great nation of ours."
Dustin Lance Black, accepting an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
I literally cried when I watched his acceptance speech. I choked up when he paused in the middle of his speech. I felt the heaviness of his words but also hope that someday, I could fly without the preying eyes of moral terrorists who eyes are blinfolded and hearts are chained to old-age tradition of questionable veracity and-----hypocrisy!
As Dustin put it backstage in an interview after his acceptance speech, he felt that this appearance on the Oscar stage was an opportunity to "pay it forward" to millions of people -- especially teenagers living in fear of what might happen if they come out:
"For me, the whole thing was always to... pay it forward. You know, Harvey gave me his story... Oh, I'm going to cry [pauses to compose himself]... Harvey gave me his story and it saved my life. And I just thought it's time to pass it on... The only thing I really knew I wanted to say was to tell those kids out there that they're going to be alright."
Yeah, it's going to be alright.
And now, I'm passing this on-------by blogging.