Milk Stays True To Its Roots, Premieres in San Francisco

It was a typically windy day in San Francisco for the world premiere of Gus Van Sant‘s new film, Milk, on Tuesday night.
The movie – which recounts the life of California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk – screened at the legendary Castro Theatre, amid a crowd of No On Prop 8 supporters.
Milk stars Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, and Diego Luna were in attendance, braving the blustery conditions.
We’re so excited to see this film!
A Gay Rights activist, Harvey Milk was such an important figure. He was the first openly gay man elected to a public office in the United States. He served on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors until he was tragically assassinated in 1978. Only a decade before, Martin Luther King, Jr., also a prominent leader for Civil Rights, was assassinated.
Kind of makes you think, huh?
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