102 years ago today, a quiet force of nature was born.
Jeanne Manford didn’t set out to be an activist. But she was a parent and, like most parents when their children are attacked -- with words, with denial of rights, with police brutality, with violence -- she had to take action.
When she marched in the streets of New York by her gay son’s side carrying a homemade sign with a call to action for other parents of LGBTQ+ kids -- she changed the course of history.
She called on parents and other allies to unite with LGBTQ+ people to demand social and legal equality and sparked a movement of millions of people just like you.
When she marched in the streets of New York by her gay son’s side carrying a homemade sign with a call to action for other parents of LGBTQ+ kids -- 
