Posts Tagged: civil rights
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Aug 09
No Excuses: Full LGBT Equality Now
Join the grassroots movement to tell Congress it’s time to make progress on LGBT equality.
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Jul 09
Refused Visitation to Dying Spouse
Just as Janice Langbehn and her partner Lisa Pond were about to depart from Miami on a family cruise with their three children, Lisa suddenly collapsed. From the moment Janice and the children arrived at Jackson Memorial Hospital, they encountered prejudice and apathy. The hospital also refused Janice and their children visitation for nearly eight hours, telling her that she was in an anti-gay city and state, and could expect no information or acknowledgment as family.
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Jul 09
Equal Protection in All 50 States
REMINDER: On October 10-11, 2009, we will gather in Washington DC from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.
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Jul 09
Martin Luther King’s Gay Advisor
Bayard Rustin, shown here with Dr. King, was one of most important figures in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s. He planned the March on Washington in 1963, a pivotal event in the struggle for equal rights in America, and he was a major influence on Dr. King’s philosophy of non-violence.
Rustin was openly gay at a time when that was almost unheard of. The enemies of the civil rights movement (especially Strom Thurmond) used Rustin’s homosexuality as a weapon against King, and Rustin was forced into a background role to help save the movement. (via Bobster855 on Flickr)