Freeheld – 5/5
genre: documentary/lesbian
director: Cynthia Wade (Forget Me Nots, Born Sweet)
year: 2007
length: 40min.
language: English
RT rating: n/a
my keywords: love, gay rights, human rights, equality, cancer, partners, justice
A police officer dying from cancer fights for the right of she and her partner to obtain the same pension benefits granted to heterosexual spouses.
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heart-wrenching. one of the best documentaries i've ever seen and a painful reminder of the extreme strength, courage and persistence it takes for gay people to achieve basic human rights. our backward society has such a long way to go.
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