This Pri Month, as part of our “Hidn Histori” seri, we look back on the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a larger-than-life figure her own muny, whose ntributns to the fight for gay and transgenr rights were largely overlooked until recently.
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- RON JOHNSON CALLS GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS BILL 'COMPLETELY UNNECSARY'
- RON JOHNSON FLIPS ON GAY MARRIAGE BILL AFTER SAYG HE SAW ‘NO REASON TO OPPOSE ’
RON JOHNSON CALLS GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS BILL 'COMPLETELY UNNECSARY'
The march gave rise to what’s now known as LGBTQ Pri Month, which is celebrated each June support of equal rights for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer for more than 30 years, Johnson & Johnson has been a lear supportg the LGBTQIA+ muny through s employee polici, bs practic and public advocy. An ally is someone who may not intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer or qutng, tersex or asexual (LGBTQIA+) but who advot for an clive environment for all.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts—a tippg pot the gay liberatn movement and an event that set the urse for the ongog fight for LGBTQIA+ rights the U. AvgRelated brandsRoC SkreRoC Skre is owned by Johnson & JohnsonRembrandtRembrandt is owned by Johnson & JohnsonAveenoAveeno is owned by Johnson & JohnsonClean & ClearClean & Clear is owned by Johnson & JohnsonLubrirmLubrirm is owned by Johnson & JohnsonAcuvueAcuvue Owned by Johnson & Johnson Johnson & JohnsonListereListere is owned by Johnson & JohnsonOGX BetyOGX Bety is owned by Johnson & JohnsonAmbiAmbi Owned by Johnson & Johnson Johnson & JohnsonNtrogenaNtrogena is owned by Johnson & JohnsonBENGAYBENGAY Owned by Johnson & Johnson Johnson & JohnsonDetailed rmatnPolil Contributns & InvolvementDo Johnson & Johnson have an LGBTQ clive culture? Johnson & Johnson has clive workforce protectns, wh polici that clu both sexual orientatn and genr inty & exprsn for all operatnsLatt newsJ&J buts 'Deprsn Looks Like Me' mpaign by and for the LGBTQ+ munyThe goal of the mpaign is to normalize the nversatn about mental health and prsn and spire and empower the LGBTQ+ muny to seek mental health re if they need , Courtney Billgton, print of Janssen’s nroscience divisn, said an Fierce Pharma2022-05-18Apple and Google are among dozens of rporatns that have nmned the Texas orr to vtigate fai of transgenr and Google are among dozens of rporatns that have nmned the Texas orr to vtigate fai of transgenr Johnson & Johnson exec su for discrimatn, harassmentThe 25 rabow flag-wavg rporatns donated more than $10 ln to anti-gay policians the last two yearsThis month, rporatns are plasterg their social media avatars wh rabows, sponsorg Pri paras, and clarg their unwaverg mment to the LGBTQ muny.
Many of the pani, however, are spendg lns supportg the mpaigns of anti-gay policians at the feral and state Popular Informatn2021-06-14See report on Human Rights Campaign on Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson has earned top marks Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equaly Inxby Human Rights Campaign2021-01-013 Innovative Ways Johnson & Johnson Proudly Supports the LGBTQ+ CommunyFrom clive benefs to partnerships wh nonprofs, the pany aims to be a strong ally durg Pri Month-and AlternativAbbott LaboratoriAbbott Laboratori is a healthre pany that offers benefs to employe that clu domtic partner benefs. The Human Rights Campaign is Ameri’s largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. The term “transgenr” wasn’t monly ed Marsha’s lifetime, but she intified as a “transvte, ” gay and a drag queen and ed she/her pronouns.
RON JOHNSON FLIPS ON GAY MARRIAGE BILL AFTER SAYG HE SAW ‘NO REASON TO OPPOSE ’
The clash wh the New York police marked a turng pot for the gay liberatn movement the US and spired Pri march around the world today.
Johnson worked as an activist participatg monstratns and march as part of the Gay Liberatn Front, which formed the wake of Stonewall. Harvey Milk was one of the first openly gay policians elected to office the Uned Stat, and the first openly gay official elected California. “We want gays to reprent gays, ” Milk told the San Francis Examer 1977, and his posn as an LGBTQ public official helped brg the muny’s issu to promence.
While servg as a cy supervisor, he troduced legislatn to protect the gay muny, cludg a gay rights ordance 1978 to ban discrimatn agast LGBTQ hog or employment. He and other activists also succeed strikg down Proposn 6, which would have mandated the firg of any gay or lbian teachers California.