As the United States enters into an era of pants-crapping political insanity, no doubt queer folk, along with just about anybody with a shred of sanity, will wonder how best to end the madness. Time will tell, though in the meantime we have assembled some inspirational viewing that will no doubt make you want to get back into the streets after some post-marriage equality complacency.
The movies included here all provide different examples of effective protest—both fictional and not—in hopes of offering not just some comfort that things do get, but a call to action as well. Given that Vice President Mike Pence is, without question, the most anti-LGBTQ person to ever hold high office, and his proximity to the power of the Presidency, we must fight back, fight Pence.
After of course, we’ve watched these great films.
1.
Milk
Gus Van Sant’s magnificent biopic of LGBT rights leader Harvey Milk won Sean Penn his second Oscar, as well as the golden trophy for Dustin Lance Black. One of the best bio-films, Milk traces the rise of its titular hero from nerdy queer man to full-on national celebrity and civil rights activist, while still managing a good deal of sympathy for Dan White, the gunman who murdered Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone. As White, Josh Brolin gives a career-best performance, injecting White with enough angst and frustration that the actor deepens the mystery behind his murderous behavior. The film belongs to Penn as Milk though, who creates a portrait of a man both sweet and shrewd, totally unafraid to fight back against oppressive political forces.
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