The Power of Two

Went to The Temperamentals last night and got myself an eye opening history lesson.

You may ask - "who wants to go to the theater for a history lesson?" When a play is this revelatory, this well acted, and this entertaining - let class begin!

I remember reading John McCullough's 'John Adams' and coming out the other side thinking "if John and Abigail had not fallen in love - we would not be living in the America we know now." Simple as that.

So, seeing last nights play by Jon Marans I learned that gay men have Harry Hay and Rudi Gernreich to thank for the freedoms we enjoy now. Had they not met, had they not fallen in love - our reality would be different.

Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black made their case for the power of two and the power of a group, with the film MILK Think about it - had Harvey not ran in to Scott Smith in the New York City subway - he might never had set off for San Francisco and agent for change he became. In fact, I'm sure of it. Remember this? Oscar for Harvey

America has Barack Obama's mother Ann Dunham and Barack Hussein Obama, SR to thank - both dreamers, both dared to love in an unconventional way, and look where we are because of them.

Go see The Temperamentals (NYT's review), and ask yourself who the revolutionaries are today. Maybe you.