Tag Archives: Bayard Rustin

November 21, 2013   No comments

Speed Read: Thursday 21 November 2013

GetEQUAL pressures House Speaker John Boehner to move ENDA to the floor. Sally Ride's partner shares the private decision to identify publicly as gay. Secretary of State John Kerry issues statement for Transgender Day of Remembrance. And more...

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November 20, 2013   No comments

Speed Read: Wednesday 20 November 2013

Today, President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom posthumously to gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs the state's marriage equality bill. And a prominent Maine activist

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October 8, 2013   No comments

Speed Read: Wednesday 9 October 2013

The International Olympic Committee's new president is side-stepping the giant gap in the IOC's non-discrimination policy. Senator Tammy Baldwin wins a gold medal of sorts in the Senate. Anti-gay activist Tony Perkins gets a boost for a threatened Congressional bid.

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August 8, 2013   No comments

Rustin, Ride win presidential award

The White House announced Thursday (August 8) that President Obama has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and first American woman into space Sally Ride. Both were gay.

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