Pay it forward: Send your thanks to Dustin Lance Black, Sean Penn and Cleve Jones for making "Milk" possible

Watch this inspiring speech, sign the thank you note and invite your friends to watch the video as well

Dustin Lance Black's Oscar acceptance speech, channeling the spirit of Harvey Milk
with a universal message of hope and determination in the aftermath of the passage of Prop 8, has the potential to change lives.

Please watch the speech and sign the thank you note to Black, who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Sean Penn who won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Milk, and Cleve Jones, who worked with Milk in the 1970's and pushed for many years
to get this beautiful film made. If you feel so inspired, please write a short note letting them know how "Milk" has touched your life.

Then help Dustin Lance Black "pay it forward" by inviting your friends and family -- especially the people who most need to watch his inspiring acceptance speech.

"Thank you, Dustin Lance Black, Sean Penn and Cleve Jones, for bringing 'Milk' and Harvey Milk's message of hope to millions. In the aftermath of Prop 8, we all need hope and inspiration. Thank you for your continued activism in the movement to restore marriage equality to California."