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Pursuit of Equality is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 24 april 2005 with Rosie O'Donnell

Pursuit of Equality (2005)

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Released in USA 24 april 2005
Length 1h21
OriginUSA
Rating62% 3.128643.128643.128643.128643.12864

Pursuit of Equality is a 2005 documentary film directed by Geoff Callan and Mike Shaw, about the struggle of same-sex couples for marriage equality in the United States. Its focus is mostly on the same-sex marriages performed in San Francisco from February 12 to March 11, 2004.

A major fundraising event for Equality California was also inspired by, and named after, the film. Director Geoff Callan, along with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and philanthropists Christopher Bently and Wilkes Bashford, hosted a wedding celebration titled The Pursuit of Equality in order to increase public awareness of this issue before the November 4th vote on California Proposition 8.

Synopsis

By issuing same-sex marriage licenses, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom uproots the status quo, attempts to change the way the nation looks at life, love, and marriage.

Actors

Rosie O'Donnell

(Self)Arnold Schwarzenegger

(Self)
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