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From Prop 6 to Prop 8 and ‘Milk’
By agreement with the movie’s promoters, we won’t say much about the powerful Harvey Milk biopic, “Milk,” starring astonishing chameleon Sean Penn. Look for local and national reviews Nov. 26 and an Austin opening Dec. 5.
Also, a good chunk of the movie is devoted to Milk’s fight against California’s Proposition 6, which would have excluded any gay person — or anyone who supported them — from teaching in the state’s schools. The campaigns, debates and protests strongly resemble the ongoing clash on marriage equality embodied in the recently passed Proposition 8.
For a taste of the movie’s milieu from the 1970s — and how the scene has changed — there’s a Prop 8 protest at City Hall 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Similar gatherings are planned for Houston and Dallas to coincide with a national event.
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