Dustin Lance Black 2009 Oscar Speech - MILK

PLEASE READ: Because some jerk out there has been hacking accounts and targeting this video, I'm re-uploading this for my idol/friend/and overall amazing person Dustin Lance Black. This is a very important speech with a beautiful message that must be available to the public.

Be sure to check out "8: The Mormon Proposition" for which Dustin recently won the GLAAD Media Award for Best Documentary.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwIZo-hKiI
Acceptance Speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o2p41lAlr8&feature=share

Oh by the way... I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO, the Academy Award peeps do.

Only positive comments are allowed. All negative/homophobic comments WILL be removed. However, any comments in relation to opinions regarding the Oscars will be allowed to stay unless they lead to or provoke arguments.

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[BitchesCallMeTFree]

I live in San Antonio, Texas!!! It's just as homophobic as he makes it sound, lol

[puggieme]

@BitchesCallMeTFree It's not as bad as it used to be though. Hello, fellow San Antonian. :)

[toby691024]

(CHINESE TRANSLATION)

噢我的天啊。這部電影製作起來相當不容易。　首先我要感謝克里夫瓊斯、安寇寧伯格以及所有和我分享他們生命故­事的人。西恩潘……（一串人名）及所有劇中演員，還有我的製作人­丹金克斯、布魯斯柯林和每一位勇於接受這個挑戰，說出這個足以拯­救生命的故事的人。　當我十三歲時，我美麗的母親和我父親帶著我搬到了聖安東尼奧（地­名）。在那裡，我聽到了哈維米爾克的故事。這個故事帶給我希望，­希望有一天我能公開的過屬於我的人生，或許甚至能戀愛並與我愛的­人共結連理。　我想感謝我母親，她一直深愛我真正的樣子，縱使有許多壓力要她不­要這麼做。　最重要的是，如果哈維沒有在三十年前離開人世的話，我想他會希望­我對所有同性戀的孩子們說：即使你們的教會、政府甚至家庭都說你­們沒有別人好，你們依然是美麗、美好的、有價值的存在。還有不管­大家怎麼說，上帝確實是愛你們的。我向你們保證，很快的，在這個­偉大的國家裡，你們將會擁有完全平等的法權。

[puggieme]

@toby691024 wow! Thank you for that. :)

[puggieme]

@shenadoa I don't understand why this was flagged as spam... It's a positive point, yeah? Or am I missing some sort of secretive anti-gay message here?

"Gay rights are civil rights are human rights." sounds positive, so "not spam".

[janb214]

And I'm crying! Wow, what a beautiful speech.

[oliviaarshambow]

This is absolutely magnificent.

[geros19]

Very touching and moving speech. BEAUTIFUL!!!

[chanceie12]

In Bruges should have won

[beetayy]

this is definitely one of my favourite oscar speeches of all time. This is a man that truly deserves this oscar

[elliemchale]

"You are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value..."

[rh1252]

This is a great speech, no doubt about it.

[alienrobot28]

this is the best oscar speech ever made

[BalladOfTheBlackGold]

Touching.

[stevenanthonysalas]

I'm from San Antonio and yeah it's pretty conservative but is way more open now to homosexuality :) Thank god for that and this man inspires me to achieve my goals in film and hopefully with hard work I will get to be up there too.