Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Lesbian Film Oscar Nomination

Congratulations to Freeheld: The Laurel Hester Story which was nominated for best short documentary, the film tells the tale of the titular Laurel Hester, a terminally ill New Jersey copper who fought to transfer her pension to her lesbian lover.

2 comments:

Dr. Waaaah said...

Hey, who said Oscar didn't like the rainbow?!

Anonymous said...

What many probably don't know is that bestselling author Patricia Cornwell is "Freeheld"'s largest donor, contributing over $150,000 so that the film could continue along the Oscar qualifying circuit. The community should be proud of her efforts to support such worthwhile causes!