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March 4, 2009
Penn presses for a Harvey Milk Day
As anticipation builds toward a high court hearing on gay marriage, actor Sean Penn added drama Tuesday by urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger – a fellow actor – to reverse his opposition to a day honoring slain gay activist Harvey Milk.
“I trust that Governor Schwarzenegger is an increasingly reasonable man, and that he understands that passing on prejudices as surround this issue and so many others is poisonous to future generations,” said Penn, according to a video of his appearance. The actor won an Oscar last month for his portrayal of Milk in a film.
Penn appeared at a press conference in San Francisco with state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who is reviving a bill the governor vetoed last year that would have declared May 22 as Harvey Milk Day.
via Actor presses for a Harvey Milk Day – Sacramento Politics – California Politics | Sacramento Bee.
8:54 am Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Day, Sean Penn
(Be the first to comment)February 19, 2009In 1964, it was dangerous to even know a homo, especially with one in charge of the FBI
WASHINGTON – When Beltway insider Jack Valenti died two years ago at age 85, he was playing the role of intermediary between Washington and Hollywood as the theatrical, snowy-haired president of the Motion Picture Association of America.
But back in 1964, Valenti was a Houston ad executive newly installed at the White House as a top aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson. And J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI found itself quietly consumed with the vexing question of whether Valenti was gay.
Previously confidential FBI files show that Hoover’s deputies set out to determine whether Valenti, who had married two years earlier, maintained a relationship with a male commercial photographer.
via FBI probed sexuality of LBJ aide Valenti – Washington Post- msnbc.com.
11:11 am J. Edgar Hoover, Jack Valenti, Lyndon B. Johnson, Motion Picture Association of America
(Be the first to comment)February 10, 2009AfterElton: Demetri Martin “Taking Woodstock”
Demetri Martin is 35?!?!
(Demetri) Martin’s profile will rise even higher next August when he stars in Ang Lee’s new film Taking Woodstock. Martin isn’t just in the movie – he is the movie, appearing in virtually every scene as Elliot Tiber, the gay man who inadvertently helped launch the Woodstock concert in the summer of 1969.
via Exclusive: Demetri Martin takes on “Taking Woodstock” | AfterElton.com.