So I finally saw Milk last night....and I cried so hard at the end. Not simply because I got into the character, nor that there was death involved but for the message he was sending. That infamous speech at the end. I cried because I wished that the world would see this movie and feel what I felt and know what kind of sorrows and pains of every minority cry for help every day and go unanswered. I wished as I have wished before for all the negativity to pass, for the wars to end. I wished more than anything for the human race to meet its supposedly grand expectations and get over its prejudice against other sexualities in a short time period than the 30 years it has been since Harvey Milk was murdered. I'm left speechless when I sit down and realize that all that hate exists today, regardless of all the fighting we've done, of all the deaths and the tears, regardless of our fallen heroes...and 30 years later...it still exists.
And for all my tears, I realized I should never feel sorry for myself. So I wanted everyone to know, everyone regardless who you are and what you feel or the situation, that you're not alone. There is always someone out there. Don't ever feel that this is the end and never end it yourself. There will always be someone who cares about you and loves you, regardless of the distance. Though we may not appear as real as a your father or mother, we here are standing at your side as well. Are we really the minority? I beg to differ. For every single individual makes up a part of a minority in some way and the number multiplies into the many and therefore becomes the majority. And none of it matters. What matters is we are all human and we are all equal.
So I say this say this calls for a massive virtual group hug! *GROUP HUG*
Who else has seen Milk?
