susanstinson

I just watched the documentary, too, The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, which is available at hulu.com, and am thinking about it, people letting that story in now. The mayor of a city, murdered. An openly gay city supervisor, murdered. The former policeman, former firefighter, former city supervisor who shot them both in prison for only five years. The images that are staying with me from the Van Sant movie are so much about unleashing desire and harnessing it, about joy in fighting for change. Images of Harvey's pleasure in the theater of it all, and his willingness to engage with world. The true story itself is so stark, but, it does, it casts a light.