50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Jack Baker and Michael McConnell

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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Jack Baker and Michael McConnell
LGBT activists Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami honor another pioneering gay couple.
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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Jack Baker and Michael McConnell

LGBT activists Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami honor another pioneering gay couple.

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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Jack Baker and Michael McConnell

LGBT activists Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami honor another pioneering gay couple.

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The Trump administration can try to tear down our community, but we always rise, like flags, in the end.

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The actor is survived by his wife and six children.

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It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.

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