"I'm only asking for equality," says Julianne Moore as Det. Laurel Hester in Freeheld, addressing the governing body of Ocean County, N.J., in a moving clip from the movie that its makers have just shared exclusively with The Advocate.
The film documents a piece of LGBT history -- in the years before marriage equality, Hester, who had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, had to fight local politicians to be able to bequeath her pension benefits to her partner, Staci Andree. Ellen Page plays Andree in the movie.
Freeheld opened in limited release last weekend, will be in most major cities tomorrow, and goes into wider release next week. Watch the clip below.
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