No Milk for Cinemark
I’m usually not one for boycotts, although I did boycott the 2008 Olympic Games (I watched the opening ceremonies, though; I wanted to see the political capitulating).
For all the rounds of boycotts going around after the passage of Prop. 8, I’m thinking that most of them are either going to be blown way out of proportion or complete failures. Either way, most of the boycotts will be useless, and probably turn more people against us instead of in our favor. But there is one boycott I agree with.
The CEO of Cinemark, Alan Stock, donated $9,999 to the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign. His theaters (Cinemark, Century, CineArts and Tinseltown) are carrying the iconic film “MILK,” which profiles the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person ever elected to any U.S. political office who was one of the first openly gay or lesbian people in U.S. elected office. Ultimately, Milk was assassinated.
It makes me sick to my stomach to think that a man (and company) who supported the passage of the worst anti-LGBT legislative measure in the history of the nation will now profit from the memory of one of America’s greatest LGBT heroes.
The Carolina theaters below are owned by Cinemark:
North Carolina
Asheboro - Cinemark Asheboro
Greensboro - Brassfield 10
Matthews - Movies 10
Salisbury - Tinseltown 14
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach - Cinemark
Summerville - Movies 8
Other state listings can be found here: www.cinemark.com/tspage.asp
More info: www.nomilkforcinemark.com
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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