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Bruce Mirken
Bruce Mirken
@BruceMirken@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp last week

#JesseJackson was an ally to #LGBTQ people before it was fashionable; when most politicians were scared to say the word "gay" or publicly be associated with us, Jesse Jackson did just that. And in 1987, when people with AIDS were too often shunned, discriminated against and treated with fear and contempt, Jackson publicly hugged people with AIDS at the LGBTQ March on Washington. Hail and farewell. #RIP https://wehoonline.com/jesse-jackson-lgbtq-legacy-west-hollywood-obituaries-missing/

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The Obituaries Are Missing the Best Part of Jesse Jackson’s Legacy: He Fought for Us.

The Jesse Jackson LGBTQ legacy most outlets aren’t covering includes co-leading the 1987 gay rights march partially organized at West Hollywood City Hall and championing queer equality when no other politician would. He died Tuesday at 84.| WEHOonline.
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