North Carolina passes same-sex marriage ban

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I feel like in 10-15 years we'll look back and say wow, I can't believe gay marriage was actually a big deal.

On a related point, I recently watched the movie Philadelphia for the first time (I generally don't watch "legal" movies often simply b/c I am constantly yelling "You can't do that" and "no, No, NOOO!!! That's so blatantly wrong!" at the screen).

While the movie may exagerate it to make a point, it is amazing to see the transformation, in just the last 20 years, of how gays are perceived .

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

On a related point, I recently watched the movie Philadelphia for the first time (I generally don't watch "legal" movies often simply b/c I am constantly yelling "You can't do that" and "no, No, NOOO!!! That's so blatantly wrong!" at the screen).

While the movie may exagerate it to make a point, it is amazing to see the transformation, in just the last 20 years, of how gays are perceived .

Good point. Seeing that movie now it's hard to believe people were so ignorant just a short time ago.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Good point. Seeing that movie now it's hard to believe people were so ignorant just a short time ago.

Well if you think about it, the movie was made in 1993 - so ~20 years ago.

~ 20 years before 1993, I would suggest that you would be hard pressed to find a oscar nominated movie with a black man in one of the lead roles.

The times they are a changin'.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Well if you think about it, the movie was made in 1993 - so ~20 years ago.

~ 20 years before 1993, I would suggest that you would be hard pressed to find a oscar nominated movie with a black man in one of the lead roles.

The times they are a changin'.

In the heat of the Night, 1967,Sidney Poitier


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