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amfAR's tenth annual Honoring with Pride celebration will be held during Lesbian and Gay Pride Month in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the Edison Ballroom, 240 West 47th Street, New York City

It was 1973 and Harvey Milk was giving a speech to the International Longshoreman & Warehousemen's Union of San Francisco, 'We don't have to wait for budgets to be passed, surveys to be made, political wheeling and dealing. For it takes no compromising to give people their rights? it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom.' After three failed campaigns, Harvey finally won a seat on the Board of Supervisors in January 1978. Eleven months later he was assassinated in City Hall.

It was 1973 and Harvey Milk was giving a speech to the International Longshoreman & Warehousemen's Union of San Francisco, 'We don't have to wait for budgets to be passed, surveys to be made, political wheeling and dealing. For it takes no compromising to give people their rights? it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom.' After three failed campaigns, Harvey finally won a seat on the Board of Supervisors in January 1978. Eleven months later he was assassinated in City Hall.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live by the ABC Television Network. Sean Penn won Best Actor for his performance in the film MILK, here is his acceptance speech.

Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black was interviewed backstage at the Oscars, here is his full Q&A to share with you here on BWW.

Dustin Lance Black's emotional Oscar Acceptance Speech for Original Screenplay for MILK.

Academy Award-nominated director Gus Van Sant's Milk, starring Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay rights icon Harvey Milk, had its world premiere at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre (at 429 Castro Street) tonight. The evening benefited multiple charities supporting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) youth. Dinner and dancing followed at City Hall.