Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter for "Milk," writes about his recent experience and lessons in dealing with a small, homophobic college, ironically named Hope. I think his story underscores the spiritual idea that the ego's strong tendency to separate people into "us" and "them" is the root of most evil and violence. The antidote is, as Harvey Milk encouraged and Dustin argues, to come out, tell our personal stories and get to know one another. Harvey believed that “You gotta give ‘em HOPE. You gotta give ‘em HOPE.” Indeed.
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