Turner Classic Movies spotlights the best political films of all time
The LGBTQ-inclusive lineup will feature celebrity presenters such as Melissa Etheridge, Steven Spielberg, and Sally Field.
September 6, 2024
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Ang Lee's Film 'The Wedding Banquet' Is Latest LGBTQ+ Film Added to National Registry
Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.
December 15, 2023
Clash of the Classics: 'Making Love' vs. 'The Times of Harvey Milk'
In the this next matchup for our Clash of the Classics tournament, it's Making Love vs. The Times of Harvey Milk.
June 27, 2014
TCM Celebrates Pride With a Night of True LGBTQ+ Stories
The cable channel will show The Times of Harvey Milk, The Celluloid Closet, and more, with commentary from filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
June 28, 2021
Remembering Milk
When Rob Epstein released his 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, it didn't simply serve as a memorial to Milk -- it gave him new life. For more than two decades, filmmakers have tried to turn Milk's life into a major motion picture. Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant finally made it work, and Epstein, who calls the film "beautiful," takes a look back at the man who inspired a movement and what's become of California's gay community without him.
November 18, 2008
Would Harvey Milk Object to His Name on a Warship?
The late gay rights activist's antiwar record is at odds with the honor recently announced by the U.S. Navy.
July 29, 2016
Who was Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.
May 22, 2024
WATCH: Harvey Milk's Nephew on Progress and the Road Ahead
On the day a postage stamp honoring his late uncle was issued, Stuart Milk went on MSNBC to talk about LGBT advances as well as the persistence of homophobia at home and abroad.
May 23, 2014
Sally Gearhart, Veteran Activist and Academic, Dead at 90
Gearhart was the first out lesbian to have a tenure-track position at San Francisco State University and a campaigner against California's antigay Briggs Initiative.
July 15, 2021
And the Winner Is ... Milk
When director Stanley Kramer made Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, interracial marriage was still illegal in 16 states. Now his widow explains why she chose the similarly influential Milk to receive this year's Stanley Kramer Award.
January 13, 2009
Cleve Jones Is Here to Recruit You — to Help Stop the GOP
The legendary activist says it's all hands on deck for November.
July 21, 2022
LGBTQ Politicians Weigh in on the Meaning of Milk
Forty years after his assassination, Harvey Milk's political children discuss the slain supervisor's legacy.
November 27, 2018
A history of political violence in the U.S., from Hamilton to Harvey Milk to Gabby Giffords
The attempt on Donald Trump's life Saturday was only the latest instance in a long history of violence against American political leaders.
July 16, 2024
Urban Cowboy
How does a brand that is over a century old make itself cool again? With a little help from the gays. Levi Strauss & Co. sponsored the world premiere of Milk at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in October, and The Advocate sat down with the out president of the denim company, Robert Hanson, that afternoon to find out what Levi's and Harvey Milk have in common.
November 27, 2008
Harvey Milk Doc Named to National Film Registry
The Oscar-winning documentary and several gay-relevant narrative films are among this year's selections.
December 19, 2012
GLBT History Month: 31 Days, 31 Heroes
October is GLBT History Month, a national celebration of queer culture through the ages. To remind people of our achievements, the Equality Forum has honored a hero for every day of the month. Who made the list?
October 31, 2008