Cinemark is releasing "Milk" this week. It tells the story of a lesser known gay and lesbian rights hero who was murdered in 1978 along with the Mayor of San Fransico. I was eager to go to see this movie at a cinema across the street from where I live (Tinsletown Theatres) until I was recently disappointed to discover that Alan Stock (CEO of Cinemark) donated $9,999.00 for Proposition 8 (to repeal same sex marriage rights in California). It really angers me to think that Mr. Stock and his company feel that it is OK to take the money of gays and lesbians on one hand and actively pursue a course of action that would deny those very same people equality in society. I mean, let's be honest here, Milk is not likely to have mass appeal to the heterosexual majority and will probably draw the largest portion of its revenues from gays, lesbians, and transgendered people.
There are a few campaigns to boycott Cinemark, Century, CineArts, and Tinsletown theatres over this action. The Facebook campaign now has over 17,000 people on it and is growing.
I have joined this group and have encouraged my friends to do the same. I have also found another theatre in Vancouver (Festival Theatre) that will be showing this film.
Maybe I'll see you there?
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