Milk - The Harvey Milk Story

The movie Milk came out in 2008. It is a very popular movie and has won several prestigious awards. These include 2 Oscar's for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Dustin Lance Black). This movie has also been nominated for 44 other various awards and has won 30 more on top of that.

The movie takes place in the 1970's. It is a story of a man named Harvey Milk. He gains focus in his life as a gay activist in the city. Gay rights activism turns to political activism as Milk decides he can be a more effective voice for the gay community as a politician, even if he does not get elected into office. He is part of several elections for city seat and state assembly seat, and he losses all of them. It is not until 1977 that he wins an election. He becomes the first openly gay man in the United States to be elected into political office. He wins a San Francisco supervisor seat. From this position, he works and focuses on helping gay rights.