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Lt. Laurel Hester's story, filmed by documentary maker Cynthia Wade, has been selected to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
Some of you may have heard of Lt Hester's battle with local politicians for the right for her life partner of 15 years, Stacie, to receive her pension in the event of Lt Hester's death. She won that right though sadly, a month later she lost her battle with cancer.
Lt Hester sent this video to plead her and Stacie's case. Please watch it. Please think of what it really means for us to have equal rights and please consider the inhumanity of having to beg, on your deathbed, for something that is given freely to heterosexual life partners, married or otherwise.
Read more. Via UK Gay News.
