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Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone," was given in 1978, shortly before he was assassinated.
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The Life of Harvey Milk: In the Footsteps of Gandhi and King
The life of late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in the context of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This animated documentary charts a time-line of the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office in between events in other civil rights struggles. Produced by Causecast for Focus Features, the piece celebrates the release of the film MILK, in theaters November 26.
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New "MILK" Clip starring Sean Penn
The new trailer for the highly anticipated film "Milk," about gay leader and civil rights activist Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn and directed by Gus Van Sant.
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Harvey Milk "You Gotta Give Them Hope" Speech
Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone," was given in 1978, shortly before he was assassinated. His words resonate particularly today as Californians debate a resolution to ban gay marriage.
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James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin on "Milk"
Causecast sat down with James Franco, Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch to talk about their new film, "Milk," starring Sean Penn and directed by Gus Van Sant.
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The Life of Harvey Milk: In the Footsteps of Gandhi and King
The life of late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in the context of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This animated documentary charts a time-line of the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office in between events in other civil rights struggles. Produced by Causecast for Focus Features, the piece celebrates the release of the film MILK, in theaters November 26.
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MILK film clip starring Sean Penn
The new trailer for the highly anticipated film "Milk," about gay leader and civil rights activist Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn and directed by Gus Van Sant.
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Trailer for Focus Features film MILK, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk. In theaters November 26.
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The Causecast 007: James Franco, Hanson, and Thanksgiving
We discuss the movie "Milk" starring Sean Penn and James Franco, Hanson's walk to fight poverty and AIDS in Africa, and Thanksgiving on The Causecast.
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MILK movie clip - Congratulations
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Articles
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Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in 1977. This is his famous speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone."
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Deepak Chopra on Gay Marriage and the Democratic Hazard
What gives the anti-gay marriage forces their influence comes down to moral hazard.
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'Milk' Screenwriter: Harvey Helped Me Come Out
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black says he was among those for whom Harvey Milk made a real difference.
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It is impossible for me to separate Gus Van Sant’s MILK from the political climate in which it is being released.
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When Barack Obama spoke about Ann Nixon Cooper, the 106 year old activist, during his acceptance speech it really hit a cord. Why was it so powerful?
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Gus Van Sant: Happy Milk Came Out AFTER Prop 8
"A new step" in gay cinema is how director Gus Van Sant described his Harvey Milk biopic last night at a Q&A following a screening at the the Museum of Modern.
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Will May 22nd be Harvey Milk Day?
The debate continues in Sacramento on whether May 22nd should be recognized as Harvey Milk Day in the state of California.
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Passionate about gay rights but not sure how to get involved? Here are a few ways you can help foster change for our friends and family in the GLBT community.
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Schwarzenegger Signs Bills Regarding Civil Unions and Harvey Milk Day
Nearly a year after the controversial passage of Proposition 8, the Governator signs two bills taking a step forward for gay rights in California.
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- the_us's Mountain View, CA
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Sure, LGBT Month has come and gone and we're onto a new month that involves caring about the children. But the issues of LGBTs have not left. Currently, the Governor's office in California is ge...
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When I was in college in Wisconsin, I had the opportunity to work on Tammy Baldwin's first campaign for the US House of Representatives. When she ultimately won, she became the first woman from Wi...
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Written by Joshua Gamson Midway through Milk, Harvey Milk is celebrating his victorious campaign for City Supervisor after many failed attempts. One of the people he greets at the party is Sylve...
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Mighty Real: Gus Van Sant on MILK
Written by Peter Bowen [The following article originally appeared in Filmmaker Magazine to commemorate Gus Van Sant being honored at this year’s IFP Gotham Awards.] In the early ’70s as a stude...
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Last Tuesday was bittersweet for me as a gay man living in California. On the one hand, we'd elected our nation's first black President, who, in his victory speech mentioned gay people by name in ...
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Written by Felipe Tewes It is not every high school graduation that each and every keynote speaker breaks into tears at the podium. The ceremony for the Harvey Milk High School class of 2008 was...
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In The News: California passes LGBT Domestic Violence Bill
Sacramento, Thurs. May 14 – The California State Assembly passed the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual or Transgender) Domestic Violence Services Bill along party lines, with all 44 Democrats present v...
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There Is Still Hope For California
Good news on the LGBT front for Californians! Just this week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed not two* but three** bills for LGBT rights in California. The first was to make Harvey Milk Day offici...
