Something to think about

Whether you are gay or straight, I urge you to read this story. It should give us all something to think about..

'Single Man' highlights gay, family issues

By Jo Piazza, Special to CNN

December 24, 2009 10:58 a.m. EST

Colin Firth has been widely acclaimed for his performance in "A Single Man."

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• "A Single Man" is about a gay professor in 1962 whose longtime partner dies suddenly
  
• Professor, played by Colin Firth, is left out of funeral, not considered "family"
  
• Gay-rights advocates say the film "shows the price people pay for silence"
  

(CNN) -- Watching an early screening of designer Tom Ford's directorial debut, "A Single Man," James Conrad felt chilled to the bone.
Conrad, a 45-year old gay man who lives in New York City, couldn't help but be distracted by the nagging thought that something similar to what the film's main character George experiences -- the isolation of a loved one's passing and society's refusal to recognize their relationship -- could one day happen to him.
For that reason, Ford's project is more than just a stylish and thought-provoking film about the crippling loneliness a gay man feels when his partner dies in a tragic accident. It is a timely conversation piece about same-sex rights.
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