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This Oscar-winning short subject documentary shows a lesbian couple’s legal and emotional battle to have their relationship recognized and to receive the same rights as their straight colleagues. As cancer ravages her body, a venerable New Jersey policewoman seeks piece of mind for decades of service by asking that her partner receive her pension benefits. She is supported by her department, but the decision rests with the freeholders of the county. 2007, video, 38 minutes. A discussion copresented by OutFront Minnesota follows the screening.