One possible explanation is that because homosexuality is a taboo, after the orientation is determined by eye expressions, the progress of the relationship between the two parties is faster than that of heterosexuality, and there are fewer intermediate steps.
Another explanation is that Milk is such an adventurous person.
As a 40-year-old mature man, the leader of a large group of gay men, Milk had a very stable and strategic approach, such as boycotting beer in exchange for union support, such as inciting first and then appeasement, and so on. However, it was his risk-taking behavior that stood out the most. For example, it does not cooperate with the Democratic Party and insists on fighting for rights directly in the name of gay groups, rather than from the perspective of human rights and privacy. The latter strategy is clearly safer and more common. It's common even today. Milk's choice was politically suicidal, no wiser than intercepting someone late at night on the New York subway.
However, what Milk is pursuing is such a gesture, such an expression. He repeatedly told his partner that it doesn't matter if we lose, all we have to do is give people hope. (Yan Shisan, it is not shameful to lose, but only shameful for fear)
Human rights privacy policies can indeed bring certain benefits to homosexuals faster. But it's a passive gesture that implies "homosexuality is bad, but it's privacy." Equating homosexuality with porn-like behavior. Milk's greatest significance to gays is reflected in the phone boy. You must first understand for yourself that you are not wrong, that you are not guilty, and lift your head up in your heart. And then you can get out there, you can get help, you can face Anita Bryant (or Palin)
So here's the difference between Milk and Democrats and Dan White. He's not a politician, he doesn't care about winning or losing, it's about doing the right thing. He is an idealist, he wants to give people hope and make himself proud. Sean Penn's Milk, always seems to be smiling, hippie-style sunshine. He doesn't endure life like the Brokeback Mountain protagonists, but do something to fix it.
So like Brokeback Mountain, it's not a gay movie, and it's not just about the rights of the underprivileged. In the end, it is an attitude to life.
Milk dared to strike up a conversation at the subway entrance and called on comrades to come out. In his attitude towards life, the most important thing is not whether he can get love, or how to win love. It's about having love, and then expressing it with all your heart and courage.
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