Not many people know that one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most tireless, intelligent, and effective advisors and organizers was a gay man. Bayard Rustin was always by Dr. King's side, and his knowledge of Gandhi's protest techniques helped shape Dr. King's strategies of nonviolence.
Civil Rights, Equal Rights, Human Rights: Resonant Social Movements
The United States of America has a proud history as a breading ground of grassroots organizing that has changed the character of American politics and society again and again. To understand the history of the fight for equal rights for GLBT Americans, it is crucial to understand deeply resonant movements among African-American and immigrant communities, and the tremendous impact of organizing among American women, as well.
Refugees from authoritarian regimes like Cuba often include GLBT individuals whose sexual orientation or gender non-conformity makes them targets of violence in their home countries. In 1980, the GLBT communities of the Twin Cities helped to welcome and support GLBT refugees from Cuba. can
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