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Fifth Journal
Milk

This is the title of a history film. You should watch this film, or you may be having watched this film before. This milk it is not like the milk that what you are thinking. Milk in this film refers to Harvey Milk. He is a great man. Actually he is a man. He is a gay, homosexual. Harvey Milk is the first gay (homosexual) that can be the representative of United Stated (San Francisco Supervisor). In this film we will see many things. We will see how the election of the United States at that time, many cases that show how is United States in the past.
Harvey Milk is an activist, a gay activist. He made many gay movements in his entire existence. He used to work in The Great American Insurance Company. Harvey Milk clearly opened his identity to all of the public of US. He made many open speeches about himself and also about his community (gay community). He showed all about theirs. Gay is not a disease. They have the same right in the world. They have right to be loved and also love. “I know I am not what you have expected, but I left my high hell at home”, this in one joke that he said in the film. May be it looks like a real joke, but actually he want to tell all of them that he had the feeling like a woman. It is the expression of his feeling. In this controversy is not oriented to the gay as well but also the lesbian.
He is the Mayor of Castro Street. It is how the people called him. He first does not have any plan to gather with the representative. The desire came when the police treated them so cruel in their community in Castro. This is the first place that gay community can openly show up their identity. In United States they treat the same with the Afro-American, Asian-American, and also the other immigrant. They got discrimination from the people so they do not show up theirs. They as gay discriminate in many ways. If you are a gay, you are not allowed to teach in school. Some parents give their argument that their children will be affected with the “gay teacher”. However, Harvey Milk answered all the hesitancy with a great statement “Ok, I grow in a normal family. I was born by heterosexual parents, teach by heterosexual teacher.” Although I grow up in heterosexual society, I am not affected at all. I still be who is the really I am. He is such a great “gay man.”
In the Castro Street, the gay community start made movement. Harvey led the movement. He went forward for the San Francisco Supervisor. However, it is not as easy as they think. Firstly, they fall. Harvey failed in the election. They started again their struggle. Their go forward in 1976. Harvey experienced so many for the one victory, but finally it came. It came not easily, with many refusal and also rejection. They always shouted “gay right now.” They fall again with Anita Bryant. This woman said that this gay is sick, they are wrong, there is no place for them in this country. The winning of Anita Bryant made them into a more nationalism movement so that the all country will see. Gay and also lesbian (there is interere lesbian to made Harvey Milk won) in Minnesota, New York, and another country do not need to hide in the closet again.
Finally, Harvey is elected. Everybody is so happy. Nevertheless, there is somebody happy with this news. He is Dan White. He got affected with this situation. He shoot Harvey milk and also suicide by jump from the office. Many people fee sad with this accident. It showed with the carnival with candle in the day of his death along the San Francisco. Everybody was mourning for him. How a sad ending? Otherwise, he has done his job. I believe there will be many more activists that will do the same thing to assist for their right. It is not for the gay, but for all people.
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