Dustin Lance Black at the 2012 HRC Dinner

Screenwriter and producer delivers powerful speech at the annual D.C. fundraiser

Video / Editing: Aram Vartian
Producer: Randy Shulman
Published on October 7, 2012, 12:39pm | Comments

Dustin Lance Black tells his coming out story at the 2012 HRC Dinner.

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