My name is Harvey Milk, and I'm here to recruit you.

[emotionalwench]

Tonight I finally watched the movie Milk with my aunt...and it was absolutely amazing. I can't even really express how what a well-done film it is and how much it affected me emotionally. One of the many great things about it was the love story and friendship between Harvey Milk and Scott Smith (the James Franco character), which was portrayed with

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[karenknismesis]

Milk was so epic. I cried when they found out Prop 6 wasn't going to pass. And I felt really guilty for not being out, and I probably won't come out (at least publicly, I'm coming out to my mom sometime soon) until college.

[emotionalwench]

It made me feel guilty for not being out to everyone too, haha. I'm out to my friends, but I'm not out to the very aunt I was watching it with, nor my parents or the rest of my extended family (except for 2 cousins who are also bi). The time just has never seemed right. But the movie really does make you feel inspired to come out to everyone you know.

Good luck on coming out to your mom and everyone else. <3

[karenknismesis]

I'm only out to the internet D:! I was like this close *does close thing with fingers* to telling my mom a few mounths ago, but I just couldn't because all I can think about when I think about coming out is her saying a few years ago that if I were a lesbian, she'd support me but she would be disappointed. (Don't get me wrong, she is all for gay marriage). The sad part is that is was just an offhand comment that is haunting me years later.

Thank you bb. I'm sure I'll build up the courage eventually.

[emotionalwench]

OMG -- that's EXACTLY what my own mother said to me and my siblings YEARS ago! That if any of us were gay, she'd be "disappointed, but still love us." Yeah, like the last half of that statement really helps any when I know that you'll be disappointed in me for the rest of my life because of who I am, because of something I can't help. I totally know what you mean about an offhand comment affecting you years down the road, that's exactly what it did to me.

We'll both build up the courage someday, hun. *hugs*

[world_falls]

I loved Milk. I even loved Sean Penn, who for the most part hasn't found some scenery he couldn't make into a delightful snack. And James Franco and Emile Hirsch <3. Thanks for the link to The Times of Harvey Milk.

And it also made me feel a bit guilty about the coming out thing too, but you know it made me think period and that's always the mark of something good.

[emotionalwench]

I even loved Sean Penn, who for the most part hasn't found some scenery he couldn't make into a delightful snack. -- LOL, sorry what? I don't understand what you meant by that. XD

Oh, you're welcome for linking to the documentary! It's definitely worth watching -- you'll see how accurate Milk really was, especially Penn's portrayal of Harvey.

Yeah, I think that movie made a lot of closeted people feel kinda guilty for still being in the closet. XD But yeah, you're right -- just the fact that the movie provoked thought shows what a good film it is.

[shoebox_addict]

Wow. I really, really wanna see this now. I mean, I wanted to see it more, but after hearing more about it here, I want to see it even more. That's kinda spooky that there's a parallelism with the prop 6 and prop 8. And I love that quote from him, I just read that someplace else on my flist!

So, yeah, I must see this now.

[emotionalwench]

You should definitely see it, hon. This is the site where we watched it from: http://www.movie2k.com/ Just type in "Milk" and it should pop up. The video is really good quality, too.

Yeah, I didn't even know about the Prop 6 / Prop 8 thing myself until I saw the movie! It's crazy how little some things have changed in 30 years. And indeed, that quote by him is fantastic. I think that he really is still inspiring people to come out today...in fact, at one point I almost turned to my aunt and was like, "By the way, there's something you should know about me..." But as always I chickened out. Maybe someday, Harvey. Maybe someday.

[shoebox_addict]

Holy crap, you can see it online?! Awesomesauce!! Well, I know what I'm doing this week!

It's true, some of it is the same, and that's really sad. Whoa...it almost inspired you to come out!? Oh man, you should have just done it! That would have been a perfect moment! Ah, you're right, someday. =)

[emotionalwench]

Hehe, awesome. Let me know what you think once you've watched it!

Yeah, it really did inspire me. Harvey Milk was big on encouraging everyone in the closet to come out to their parents and friends and coworkers and everyone. I do agree that every queer person who comes out makes it easier for someone else to do so because we remind ourselves, and the rest of the world, that we're everywhere and there's validation in who we are. But on the other hand, I also think (and this point was raised in the movie) that coming out is such a private issue that no one should be pressured or forced to do so before they're ready.

The movie really did make me think that maybe I should do it sometime soon, though. Maybe I'll start out with my aunt, since she saw the movie with me (even though she's also been guilty of homophobic comments in the past, despite her having gay friends and acting pro-gay in other situations). We'll see. It's just something I'm thinking about.