The Normal Heart Page #11

---

"And after years of liberation,

you helped make sex dirty again for us,

"terrible and forbidden.

"We are more angry

at you than ever in our lives toward anyone.

"We think you want to lead us all.

"Well, we do not want you to lead us.

"In accordance with our bylaws as drawn

out by Weeks, Frankel, Levinstein,

"Mr. Ned Weeks is hereby removed as

a director of Gay Men's Health Crisis.

"We beg that you leave us quietly

"and not destroy us

and what good work we manage

"despite your disapproval,

effective immediately."

(DOOR BANGS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Ned, the executive director isn't on the board.

You know that. I don't have a vote.

(STAMMERS) And what could I have done?

- You didn't support me.

- That's not true.

You're all nothing but undertakers.

This whole organization is a funeral parlor.

- Ned.

- All you do is take care of the dying.

Who's fighting so the living can go on living?

Who's fighting for my Felix?

Tommy, we need you upstairs.

I belong to a culture that includes Marcel

Proust, Walt Whitman, Tennessee Williams,

Alexander the Great, so many

popes and cardinals you wouldn't believe.

Mr. Green Beret, did you know

that it was an openly gay Englishman

who was responsible for winning

World War ll?

His name's Alan Turing

and he cracked the German's Enigma code.

After the war was over, he committed

suicide 'cause he was so hounded

for being gay.

Why didn't they teach any of that in schools?

A gay man is responsible

for winning World War ll!

If they did, maybe he wouldn't have

killed himself and you wouldn't be so

terrified of who you are.

That's how I want to be remembered,

as one of the men who won the war.

Bruce, I know that I'm an a**hole.

But please don't shut me out.

Go.

Your brother and I are lovers.

I'm dying and I need to make a will.

- Please.

- Thank you.

I want to leave everything to Ned.

How's my brother?

Well, he blames himself for everything,

from my dying to the state of the entire world.

All that plus you two still not talking.

You must be as stubborn as he is.

I'll call him right away.

Do. He's at home packing.

We're going to Yale in a few days

(CHUCKLES) for Gay Week.

He says he can't believe it.

He tried to kill himself there

when he was a freshman.

I haven't much, uh,

except for a beautiful piece of land

on the Cape in Wellfleet.

Ned doesn't know about it.

It was to have been a surprise

for when we'd live there together

or riding away happily ever after.

I also have an insurance policy

with The Times.

I'm a reporter for The New York Times.

It's meant to come to my next of kin.

I'm afraid they might not give it to him.

Well, if he's listed as a beneficiary, they must.

You're smarter than that. Don't be so naive.

I assure you, I will fight to

make sure that they do.

I was hoping you'd say that.

(COUGHING)

Felix,

I wish we'd met sooner.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

(SOBBING)

(FAINTLY) I should be

wearing something white.

You are, honey.

It should... It should be something

Perry Ellis ran up for me

personally.

(CHUCKLES)

Ned...

You find a way to fight again.

NED:
I Will.

(SOBS)

Hey, hey, hey-Hey-

(WHIMPERS)

Emma, Emma,

could we...

Could we start now, please?

(CLEARS THROAT)

We are gathered here in the sight

of God to join together these two men.

They love each other

very much and want to be married

in the presence of their family and friends.

I see no objection. Do you, Felix Turner,

take Ned Weeks...

Alexander. Yeah.

To be your...

My great true love.

- I do.

- Yeah?

I do. I do.

I do. I do. I do. I do.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

This is Tommy.

Thanks for letting me know.

(THE ONLY LIVING BOY

IN NEW YORK PLAYING)

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote