Blood on their hands
By banning rainbow flags at U.S. embassies, Republicans are abetting the murder of LGBTQ people Republicans recently did something that went almost unnoticed.
Through one simple act in 1970, the United States became the world’s leader in making our community visible. Thanks to a Republican amendment in the recently-signed federal budget, a sad end has come to that leadership.
In 1970, we created what we then called Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day — the world’s first Pride. That day, which came from a resolution written by Craig Rodwell and Ellen Broidy, changed not only America but the world.
During that era, probably 99.9 percent of our community was in the closet, and there were fewer than 100 members of the community who would speak out for our rights.
