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I just got done watching my latest Netflix flick, The Times of Harvey Milk. It’s a documentary about the rise and eventual assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk along with mayor George Moscone by a second Supervisor Dan White, who (if you don’t already know) was one of the first openly gay politicians in the US. Although a bit out of date now (it was made in 1984), it’s a well done and magnetizing look at a very interesting slice of American history that most people know little to nothing about. I won’t recount the story here, but the twists and turns of it are better than the plot of most works of fiction. If you haven’t seen this movie, it’s worth checking out regardless of sexual orientation or political beliefs.

Interestingly, many of the people interviewed or just shown in the documentary are still very much involved in politics today such as Tom Ammiano (now a Supervisor, although at the time of the documentary he was a teacher and activist) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (who became mayor after the assassination, thus boosting her political career). However, they all look so young back then. Again, a highly recommended movie.