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February 23, 2009

Sean Penn at Academy Awards: “We’ve Got to Have Equal Rights for Everyone.”
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And the film Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at last night’s
Academy Awards, taking home eight Oscars, including best picture. Kate
Winslet won best actress for The Reader, and Sean Penn won best actor
for his role as gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk in the film titled Milk.
This is part of Sean Penn’s acceptance speech.

Sean Penn: “For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in
tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban
against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame
and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that way of
support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone.”



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