let me first say that i was deeply saddened by the passage of prop 8 in california, mainly because this is the first time that a new law has taken away an existing legal right. nothing could be further than democratic, and nothing could be more scary to me in a time of patriot acts, torture at gitmo, and two stolen presidential elections. this makes me scared for other rights that could be taken away - such as abortion, and who knows...maybe even the right to peacefully assemble.
which brings me to a piece of news that i just came across via a friend's posting on facebook. it seems that alan stock, the CEO of cinemark movie theaters donated nearly a million dollars to the "yes on 8" campaign in california, but is also going to run the docudrama "MILK" in his movie theaters in november. MILK chronicles the life of harvey milk, a prominent gay-rights activist and the first openly-gay elected official in the state of california.
i am urging everyone to boycott the showings of the film at cinemark theaters, and to either see it at an alternative venue, or wait until it comes out on video. i'm really glad that i stumbled upon my friend's posting, since the large movie theater in my (progressive) college-town is a cinemark. i live in an extremely gay-friendly area and i want everyone to know about cinemark's political positions. please don't let homophobes make money off of milk's legacy.
note: cinemark also owns and operates century, cinearts, and tinsletown theaters.
check out these links: www.nomilkforcinemark.com
http://www.examiner.com/x-443-Chicago-Gay-Examiner~y2008m11d19-The-next-step-in-defeating-Prop-8
(photo from inmyheartblog.wordpress.com)
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