Milk

Harvey Milk- Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. His life changed history, and his courage changed lives. 

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America.

This film is a moving piece of art that shows how hard it was for a homosexual man to be treated equal. Taking place in the 70's a man named Harvey Milk just wants to be treated equal. He then decides to run for supervisor for the newly zoned District 5. Milk serves San Francisco well while lobbying for a citywide ordinance protecting people from being fired because of their sexual preferences – and rallying support against a proposed statewide referendum to fire gay schoolteachers and their supporters; he realizes that this fight against Proposition 6 represents a risky time for the gay rights movement.

I thought this film was amazing. I loved how they captured the struggles and problems of a homosexual person back then. I thought the cinematography was great and they really made the characters look like the real people. In the film there is also a lot of real news footage that helps you visualize the time and the stugles of gay men.