Michael Moore: Gay Rights Film?

July 16, 2007

He’s tackled corrupt corporations, gun control, the Iraqi war, the White House and, most currently, the health care system and now maverick director Michael Moore is eyeing gay rights.

In an interview with magazine The Advocate the documentary filmmaker Moore gave his usual decisive opinion on one of American politics most contentious domestic issues: same-sex marriage.

“I am not sure what I am going to do for my next film, but I certainly believe that I have no right to tell another couple whether they can or cannot be married. That is simply not allowed in my ethical book of standards.”

Moore also hinted at the possibility of making gay rights the focus of his next film:

“I think it’s a very ripe subject for someone like me to make a movie about it, simply because we are not there yet and it remains one of the last open wounds on our soul that we are not willing to fix yet. And so I have often thought as a straight person that I should continue to tackle this issue even in a long-form documentary, because generally you wouldn’t expect that of me.”

According to AfterElton.com, Moore has not clearly stated what his next movie topic will be but it certainly seems like a natural fit to us. In fact, in an effort to encourage Michael we are going out and buying 2 extra tickets to see Sicko this week! Work that gay fan base Michael. It always pays off.