Victory Fund congratulates Oscar winners Penn, Black

Mon, Feb 23rd 2009, 08:17
Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, issued the following statement regarding the Academy Awards:

"We offer our deepest thanks and congratulations to Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black.  Their extraordinary work on the film 'Milk' is richly deserving of the Academy Awards bestowed on them this evening.  Harvey Milk's legacy is about facing fear and finding courage, which is something LGBT candidates do when they decide to run for office.  Sean and Lance did the same thing when they set out to make this extraordinary film, and we are very grateful for that."