LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Bluenorthwest

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15. Yeah. Sure that's it.

Reply to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:47 PM

Nov 2012

Does this film spend lots of time around Abe's sexuality at all? Does it present itself as an all encompassing portrait of the entire man and his life? I doubt it. From what I've read it is largely about the passage of the 13th Amendment.
Kushner is a historian himself, worked on the screenplay for years. His entire career is based on the unlikely success of a play titled 'Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia On National Themes'.
These things have considerable weight where as cynical wise cracks have none.

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Lincoln Movie Ignores His Gay Proclivites [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 OP

he was "lighthearted and carefree?" hmmm nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Indeed fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #9

Read this: Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #2

First Sentence fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #3

every bit of it. Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #4

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #5

I never said it was. Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #8

Agenda? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #11

It's YOUR agenda. Why did you post conjecture as fact in your OP? Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #13

Nice Deflect fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #14

Nice projection Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #17

You Say fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #19

I never even came close to saying you have a 'gay agenda'. Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #22

Interesting Choice of Words fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #26

Why would your admiration increase? Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #28

Hung Up? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #32

Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #18

It was YOUR OP. You used the alleged sexuality of Lincoln to make whatever point... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #20

Agenda? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #21

You DO realize the definition of the word "agenda" don't you? Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #23

Question Remains fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #24

Facts. Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #25

Facts? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #27

He was married to a woman and had children... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #29

Well ...we now know what team you play for! fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #30

Oh... "I have gay friends..." Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #33

Difference Of Course is fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #35

Even a man who is homosexual, not bisexual, can have children with a woman. merrily Nov 2012 #55

On Edit fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #37

Being married to a woman and having children by her does not make anyone heterosexual, merrily Nov 2012 #54

By dictionary definition (which i was referring to) it does... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #60

LOL fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #61

Tony Kushner deals in established facts. He's a gay man and author of the play Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #6

Or Money fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #7

Yeah. Sure that's it. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #15

See First Post fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #16

No, being gay is not cynical, silly, what is cynical is making shitty comments about Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #44

Character Assasination? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #48

I've Read Quite A Bit About Lincoln Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #10

Fair Enough fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #12

The Movie Was Correct to Ignore Them Given Lack of Definitive Proof Indykatie Nov 2012 #31

Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #34

pins and needles, a gay expression? Kali Nov 2012 #38

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #39

the same two things it means to just about anybody Kali Nov 2012 #40

Different Meaning in Gay Lexicon fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #41

got a cite for that? Kali Nov 2012 #42

Queen's Venacular fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #46

ok I am crazy but I just ordered it = 20 + shipping off amazon Kali Nov 2012 #50

It's an Incredible Buy fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #51

The Scarecrow was the "gay icon"? My research shows more the Cowardly Lion. Pins&needles= intellect uppityperson Nov 2012 #43

Dictionary? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #45

No use of dictionary there. Try to keep up. uppityperson Nov 2012 #47

Yawn fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #49

TBS Has the Wizard of Oz on Now fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #52

Have You Seen the Movie? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #36

not a biography forest4qt Nov 2012 #53

Ahhm fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #57

Was his sexuality (or alleged sexuality) relevant to the plot? merrily Nov 2012 #56

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #58

exactly! Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #59

see Post 58 fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #62

Proclivities implies a negative connotation. You are saying being gay is something bad. stevenleser Nov 2012 #63

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #64

Every usage I have seen has been the negative connotation variety. I doubt you did that accidentally stevenleser Nov 2012 #65

Every Use? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #66