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A forever Pride stamp for gay Ambassador James C. Hormel

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James C. Hormel, an American philanthropist, LGBT activist, and owner of Hormel Foods, a Fortune 500 multinational corporation, died on Aug.

13, 2021. He was 88 years old. Hormel was the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. Ambassador. He served at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, from 1999 to 2001.

Hormel was a courageous person. He faced the hateful, oppressive, and anti-American politics of Washington in the 1990s. I know the viciousness of the era based on my experience with the federal bureaucracy and homophobic Sen.

Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). As a federal employee, I vocally supported non-discrimination policies and employment equality for LGBT federal employees.

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