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Incredible clip of Jane Fonda defending LGBTQ rights in the ’70s goes viral

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Jane Fonda has been an ally of the LGBTQ community long before it was considered cool, and this resurfaced interview from 1979 shows just how outspoken she really was.In the clip, which has gone viral after it popped up on Twitter, Fonda is interviewed during San Francisco’s White Nights Riots, sparked by the murder of Harvey Milk.The interviewer asks her if gay people face discrimination, to which she replies:“Absolutely.

Culturally, psychologically, economically, politically, gays and lesbians are discriminated against.”And when asked if she feels like her organization, the Campaign for Economic Democracy, was being “used” by the gay community, she unflinchingly responds:“I hope they use me.

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