In those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won Landmark Victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. My guest today is american filmmaker and screenwriter dustin lance black, who won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. Has the time come to declare a famous victory . Dustin lance black, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having me. To what extent do you think that your experiences from childhood to now as a gay person have come to define your creative output . Oh, boy. Its one of the many things about me that does define me creatively. Certainly, when im teaching my students because i teach some classes in screenwriting sometimes and i say to them, tell me about you, what is it about you thats unique, where do you come from, what are you interested in, tell me about your parents, your background, these are the things that make you
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