This Pri Month, celebrate the famo people who have played a major role the Gay Rights Movement over the years.
Contents:
11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
* gay icons throughout history *
Upon g out as gay 2012 Cooper was lled by The New York Tim “the most proment openly gay journalist on Amerin televisn.” Sce that time, he won several GLAAD awards addn to a Peabody Award, an Edward R. On g out Cooper said “The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I uldn’t be any more happy, fortable wh myself, and proud.” He has stated over the years that he first realized he was gay his teen years, and first me to tly embrace that part of him shortly after llege. As an activist for LGBT rights, she has been an outspoken cric of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy the US ary which prohibs gay and lbian servicepeople om beg open.
While she has revented herself as an artist many tim, one thg that hasn’t changed is her tirels support and advocy for gay rights . Diana was of the most fervent advot for those afflicted wh the HIV/AIDS, pecially the early years of the disease’s onslght, and she did this at a time when few others would – a time when gay men beme public enemy no.1; a time when men who lay sick and dyg were disowned iends, fay and untry.
Those who were ma to feel “different” by a society that was largely homophobic uld intify wh Diana’s suatn life, and most uld admire her for the fiant poise and grace wh which she handled all. Harvey Milk was a trailblazg openly gay polician who, as a member of San Fransis’s Cy Board of Supervisors, champned gay rights before beg assassated alongsi the cy mayor by a disgntled polil rival. Navy durg the Korean War before beg forced to accept a dishonorable discharge bee of his homosexualy (or else he would have been urt martialed).