Did “Milk” De-Sex Its Hero?
Mark Simpson writes: “Harvey Milk was a famously horny man in 70s San Francisco, who combined political campaigning with cruising for men half his age. In ‘Milk,’ he’s presented as a serially-monogamous chap on a quest for The One. True, Harvey is allowed to be a bit flirty, but essentially Harvey is presented as a very domesticated Mary. Apart, that is, from his political altruism which, sadly, stops him settling down to a life of homemaking bliss.”
