![]() In 1985, the LGBT community was struggling through one of its great tragedies, the AIDS epidemic. ![]() To fully understand what these 30 years of advocacy mean to me, it’s important to contextualize what standing up for LGBT rights entailed in the 80s. I want to vote for a candidate who has been standing up for me since day one. I don’t want to vote for a candidate that only chose to recognize my humanity when it became politically expedient. As we near the democratic primaries, I believe it is important for the LGBT community to consider the value of such a long history of support. I was born in 1985, which means that this man has been advocating for my civil rights my entire life. The above image is of Bernie’s declaration of a “Gay Pride Day” in Burlington, VT in 1985. Bernie Sanders’ Gay Pride Day Proclamation and the History of LGBT Advocacy
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