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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
“My name is Harvey Milk and I am here to recruit you!”
I am so over joyed that Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Leading Actor I could scream! In fact I did.
The queer visibility that Sean winning for his role in “Milk” as Harvey Milk produces is exceptional. The Academy Awards are watched by millions of viewers all over the world, many of whom live in places where the Queer community is condemned and ostracized simply because they are gay. Penn’s win and Dustin Lance Black’s win for Best Original Screenplay give a real voice to queer people in these communities and everywhere around world.
Now, Aqueerance.com will usually be covering issues of queer visibility within advertising, but this historic event cannot go without praise. The queer community is rejoicing tonight and we thank Penn, Black, Gus Van Sant, and most importantly Harvey Milk for giving voice and visibility to gay people everywhere! Also, specifically thank you to Penn and Black for their speeches that were addressed to the public, telling them that it is both okay and normal to be gay and that people need to start accepting and giving equal rights to these “beautiful and wonder people.” Amen.
Now your job is, if you haven’t already, to go see “Milk.” And if you have seen the movie please tell a friend, parent, sibling, partner or co-worker to go see it! Spread the visibility, it can’t come soon enough.
UPDATES: Check out some interview with Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black on Our Scene TV
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