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have us losing San Francisco.

We deceive people into

thinking we can beat this,

we'll have riots and only

increase the backlash.

That's a good point, David.

Maybe we should just roll over and make

it easier for Briggs to f*** us in the ass.

We're taking this very

seriously in my office.

We want to send one of these to every

home in California and that takes money.

"Proposition 6 is

an affront to human rights.

"An invasion of the state into the

private lives of California citizens."

Without a single mention of the

word gay on the entire flyer.

By design, Harvey.

Corey Wares is an out gay teacher...

- Rick...

With the heat bearing down

on your movement right now,

we feel it's best to dodge the gay

bullet. Go for the human rights angle.

People need to know who it

is that's being affected.

You need at least one

old queer on this flyer.

Excuse me, yeah.

- Maybe you should volunteer for that, David.

This is sh*t. This is

sh*t and masturbation.

It's just a coward's response

to a dangerous threat.

Come on, Jack.

It's time to go.

Get everyone

together at your place.

I want young people, I want

women, I want fresh heads.

Get organizers and fighters,

not politicians. Come on, Jack.

What about S-C-O-T-T?

Yeah.

Jack, come on.

We have to

fight the machine.

They don't want to change,

they want to stay in the past.

Stop and be

realistic about it.

Realistic? We're not interested in

staying in the closet, losing Prop 6.

We're all on the same

side, man, we're on the same side.

Hey, is anybody gonna pay the

pizza guy or we're just gonna stare?

How could we not stare?

Here, put out your hand.

You are shameless.

You are shameless.

I mean, I'm proud of you

but you are hysterical.

Hey.

We're going to

convince the 90%

to give a sh*t

about us 10%.

We have to let them

know who we are.

Everybody has to come out.

Across the entire state,

no matter where they live.

Come out, come out,

wherever you are.

If we're going to beat Prop 6,

we tell all of them to come out.

Every gay lawyer, teacher,

doctor, dog catcher.

We have to

leave the ghetto.

We have to let all those people out

there know that they know one of us.

And if somebody doesn't want

to step out of the closet,

we open the door for them.

Jesus.

The whole state isn't

San Francisco, Harvey.

Clearly, Scott.

Harvey, that could

be really, really dangerous.

I mean, there's such a

thing as a right to privacy.

Privacy.

In this movement,

at this time,

I'm not saying this as a

supervisor, privacy is the enemy.

And if you want real political

power, if that's what you want,

try telling the truth

for a change.

All right? Starting here.

If there's anyone in

this room, right now,

who hasn't told

their families,

their friends,

their employers,

do it now.

My folks know already.

My dad doesn't know yet.

They vote for us

two to one.

If they know,

they know one of us.

As much as I'm sure

you'd all like to watch,

I don't think

that's such a good idea.

Cleve, could you show Dick where there's

a phone where he could speak in private?

There's one in the bedroom.

I just found myself clawing over

him, literally running to get him.

Oh, good night.

- Good night.

Ciao, gang.

- Sleep tight.

I thought

you got out of politics.

Politics.

Not the movement.

What the hell

was that in there?

The movement

needs people to be upfront.

Why were you

fighting me in there?

Those are kids in there. You're

asking them to lose their families.

If their families don't

love them for who they are,

who they really are, then

they should lose them.

That's f***ing insane.

You were the biggest

closet case in New York.

You asked me and all your

boyfriends to keep our traps shut.

I mean, you're being the hypocrite.

My parents are gone. My brother

knew. I'm sure they knew.

How many times did I have

to listen to calls to Mom,

where you

denied my existence?

And you want to be normal like

anybody. More than anybody.

Who's he?

You live together?

Someone I'm seeing.

Keeps me out of

trouble, out of the bars.

I miss you.

Harvey,

what's that about?

Harvey.

He needs me.

If there is an air of dishonesty

with this board and its members,

that is repugnant...

I have told no lies today or

to Supervisor White in the past.

Supervisor Milk,

you will come to order.

I would like it

noted that I never promised

to back moving any

mental health centers.

And that with great respect to Supervisor

White, I would like his remarks stricken.

Duly noted. We will take a 10 minute

recess before recording the vote.

Thank you, Harvey.

Can I have a moment with Harvey?

Alone, please, Carol?

Why? Why are you

turning on me like this?

At the last minute?

What did I do?

I never

got the details.

Dan, if you want me to help

you draft another version of it

that doesn't shanghai every troubled

kid in your area, I'll be happy to.

Harvey, I can't go back to my family,

to my folks, to my district without this.

Don't do this.

- Well, I have a lot of pressure on me.

So, you're just

stringing me along

and then you're just gonna throw

me to the wolves, is that it?

Dan, you only need

one more vote.

You've got five other supervisors

you can convince besides me.

I'm gonna vote against your queer law

and I'm gonna get Quentin against it, too.

Oh, it's gonna pass anyway and you

can't keep alienating yourself here, Dan.

I gave you a chance, Harvey, okay?

I gave you a chance and you blew it!

You blew it.

The city council in

St. Paul, Minnesota

passed a law guaranteeing,

among other things,

equal rights in housing,

employment and education,

regardless of

sexual preference.

Now, voters in that city have

made their disapproval clear.

Homosexuality is a question facing

the voters of Eugene, Oregon tomorrow.

A referendum to repeal

gay rights protection.

So, while we were fighting

Proposition 6 and Briggs in California,

I needed to put

a show on the road.

And our next stop,

Wichita, Kansas.

Voters of Wichita, Kansas

have overwhelmingly repealed

a city law

protecting homosexuals

against discrimination

in jobs and housing.

Only two hours after

the polls closed,

the church organization that started the

repeal action was celebrating victory.

Hey, Lawrence, it's Cleve.

Hey, we're losing Wichita.

So rally tonight sundown

at Market and Castro, okay?

Okay, bye.

Hello?

Jerry. Hey, we're losing Wichita...

They're moving.

I don't know where.

Did Jim call the press? You

get out there with your camera.

Press is covered. But we

don't have a permit to march.

Hurry up.

When I got Coors beer out of the

bars, the union boys gave me this.

I want you

to take it now.

What am I supposed

to do with this?

You're an activist now,

you're gonna march them.

I want you to march them right up

to the front doors of City Hall.

When things start

to look really bad,

the city's first gay supervisor

will come out and play peacemaker.

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