Dear John,
As opponents of equality fight to erase and silence the stories of LGBTQIA+ Americans, NOW stands proudly in celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month.
We cannot tell the full story of America’s march toward a more perfect union without acknowledging the LGBTQIA+ trailblazers who fought not only for their right to love whom they love and live as they truly are, but also to ensure that all people’s rights are respected.
That includes NOW’s very own co-founder, Pauli Murray. A Black queer feminist and civil rights lawyer, Pauli was a fierce challenger of both race and gender discrimination. Her legal writings were foundational throughout the Civil Rights Movement; Thurgood Marshall called one of her books “the Bible for civil rights lawyers". And when she joined in creating NOW, she was central to ensuring the organization maintained an intersectional lens in the fight for women’s rights. |
