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Poet, longtime ally Janice Mirikitani dies

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Janice Mirikitani, a poet, LGBTQ ally, and wife of Glide pastor the Reverend Cecil Williams, died July 29. She was 80. According to a statement from Glide, Ms.

Mirikitani's death was "sad and sudden." Ms. Mirikitani, a former president of the Glide Foundation, was a co-founder of the church's center for social change.

She often spoke in support of the LGBTQ community. In a 2013 memoir she wrote with Williams, "Beyond the Possible," the couple talked about the early fights for LGBTQ rights and their work revitalizing Glide, transforming it into a well-known church active in social justice work. "I'm beyond heartbroken that our beloved Janice Mirikitani has passed," gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said in a statement. "Jan

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