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Issue 1027,  June 2009
Forty Under 40: Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black tops The Advocate's Forty Under 40 issue -- the Oscar winner for Milk made the acceptance speech of a lifetime with his passionate plea for gay rights.
By Ari Karpel
  • Dustin Lance Black's Hair!!
    "I really like Dustin Lance Black, BUT could he please do something about his HAIR!!"
  • Stonewalled in Our Stories
    "I was saddened to read your article on the Stonewall Riots that left out the African-American and Latino participants of the riots."
  • Under 40 = "Middle-aged"?
    "That kinda math means Brad Pitt (44) has been 'middle-aged' for the greater part of the 21st century, and that Madonna (50) must be well into Medicare."
  • Forty Under 40
    "The list itself inherently plays into the LGBT -- and especially gay male -- obsession with concepts of youth."

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