Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal challenged Hollywood to take a big step in the right direction last night as she was being honored by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center at a sold out gala benefiting homeless gay & lesbian youth. 

Her message? Change the way we talk about gays in movies and eliminate gay stereotypes and slurs. 

She asks, “How about next time, when any of us are reading a script and it says words like fag, or faggot – homo – dyke – take a pencil and just cross it out." 

Imagine that. More after the jump.

We were fortunate enough to catch this brilliant film when it screened at Outfest in July and we had to share its new trailer with you, Instincters!

Grab your tissues. Here's the rundown:

"When a teenager with Down syndrome (Isaac Leyva) is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple (Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt) takes him in and becomes the loving family he's never had. But when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men are forced to fight a biased legal system to save the life of the child they have come to love as their own."

Check out Any Day Now after the jump!

For those of you hunched over your computer screens battling carpal tunnel as you write the next great gay screenplay (with dreams of our pal, Oscar dancing through your head), this is for you!

The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, the world's largest screenplay contest “dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and queer individuals in film,” is now accepting entries for its 2012 competition.

Details after the jump!