“Milk” prominently references Anita Bryant. Well, just in time for Thanksgiving comes a ruling from the Florida courts outlawing the ban on gay adoptions enacted in 1977 as a result of Bryant’s homophobic crusade. Here’s the NPR story about the ruling:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97478955

Despite the passage of Prop 8, there is a lot for the LGBT community to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Personally, I'm thankful for all the gay people who fought so hard in the trenches over the years, going back to Stonewall and before. I'm thankful that millions of gay people have continued to pick up the torch and continue the fight. I'm thankful for the legacy of Harvey Milk, and the renewed inspiration he provides today. I'm thankful for the ever increasing understanding in the straight world that it's time for full equality for LGBT people. I'm thankful that we can truly see a day coming in the near future when those feelings will be the mainstream. I'm thankful for a younger generation that will obviously be more accepting than any before it. I'm thankful for every single gay person who has come out, and hopeful that millions more will follow in 2009. I'm thankful that our European brothers and sisters continue to show us Americans the way, whether it be with gay marriage or just their generalized full acceptance. I'm thankful for the truly epochal election of Barack Obama, with the hope that his Supreme Court appointments will lead to truly societally changing court rulings. And I'm thankful for many more things, while always mindful of the necessity of the fight ahead.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my LGBT brothers and sisters out there! Happy Thanksgiving to all AE editiors and staff, to fellow posters, and to fellow readers!