And the Oscar Goes To..."Freeheld"

Amidst all the Oscar hype over the best picture, and best actor and actress, there are of course other Oscar categories. And in the category of Best Documentary Short Subject, the Oscar went to Freeheld, a film about a New Jersey police officer's fight to make sure her pension went to her same sex domestic partner.

In her acceptance speech, filmmaker, Cynthia Wade said,

"It was Lieutenant Laurel Hester's dying wish that her fight...against discrimination would make a difference for all the same sex couples across the country that face discrimination every day. Discrimination that I don't face as a married woman."

It's exciting to see recognition for a film addressing this important subject!

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