Oscar

I’ve loved Hugh Jackman for some time and am really enjoying him in the Academy Awards tonight. The opening number was quite alot of fun.

I’ve been most touched by Dustin Lance Black, winner for Original Screen Play of Milk. It’s an incredible movie about an incredible man but Dustin’s remarks were very moving…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mv35SN3ctU

“When I was 13 my beatiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California, and I heard the story of Harvey Milk and it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life. It gave me the hope one day I could live my life openly as who I am and that maybe even I could fall in love and one day get married. I want to thank my mom who has always loved me even where there was pressure not to, but most of all if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago I think he’d want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are less than by their churches and or by the government or by their families that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you , God does love you and that very soon I promise you, you will have equal rights federally across this great nation of ours. Thank you and thank you God for giving us Harvey Milk.”