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Absolute boss Jane Fonda defends gay rights in viral interview unearthed from 70s
has recently been arrested for her championing of great causes, was being interviewed amid the White Night Riots in San Fransisco, following the death of her friend Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.Speaking following the riots, which erupted after the sentencing of Milk’s assasin, Dan White, Fonda was interviewed by a TV reporter.Firing back the most brilliant and sassy and eloquent of thoughts after being asked if gay people were ‘using’ her organisation, the Campaign for Economic Democracy, the whole clip, which was uploaded to Twitter this week, is a reminder of the star’s power.She was asked: ‘Do you feel that the gays in San Fransisco, who are very powerful and very strong, need support?