I watched Milk, The Voice of Freedom are a few days and I was fascinated by his determination. Imagine a homosexual have a position in the U.S. Congress at a time when psychiatry believed homosexuality was a disorder and where a law (the U.S.) trying to dismiss all gay teachers and supporters of public schools. Prejudice, social and economic segregation reigned about who was not heterosexual.

Harvey Milk, played by oscars deserved winner Sean Penn and directed by rocker Gus Von Sant (directed one of the greatest videos Red Hot Chilli Peppers, one of Bowie and a movie based on Kurt Cobain's life), had done nothing to the other 40 years, he has said. Yet he knew quepoderia leave a legacy. Due to the large pressures suffered by their sexual choice, he decided to fight. Focused, canditou to a political office in San Francisco. Lost. He ran again and lost ... again. Only in the fourth charge, won and made history.

Rather than fight for human rights issues, he struggled for life. He fought for ideals. Struggled for survival. I wanted to legislate for minorities. When he opened a photographic supply store in the romantic San Francisco in the mid-1970s, suffered an absurd resistance on the part of neighboring merchants. Still, it was named " Mayor of Castro Street , "turning his shop in their stronghold activist causes.

Once elected, his political exercise was marked by fierce opposition he faced. Yes, he had enemies within the Congress. Either one of them, Dan White , became her tormentor. There is even a maxima that says that to have success and recognition, find an enemy. And Harvey had plenty of that stimulus.

The film was made ​​in his honor serves as a shrine of his work and example to those who have already surrendered after 40 years. Gandhi, Monteiro Lobato, Roberto Marinho, Einstein, DeRose and Frank Sinatra had his only public acknowledgment after the dreaded four decades. And so many others began their successful careers after the white hairs are apparent.

For you who are under 40, is constant and is focused on your goal.

For you older than 40: this is the best time to succeed.

I hope to expand the list of examples with your name. And maybe someone will do a movie about you?