'Rustin' co-writer was told film could 'never get made' so he made it anyway
Breece delivered an inspiring speech on the power of visibility at the Los Angeles Equality Awards.
October 8, 2024
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Our Martin Luther King Jr.
People who struggle for LGBT equality always want to know what civil rights leader will be the Martin Luther King Jr. for our cause. But the question contains its own answer.
July 7, 2006
Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King’s views on gay people
This 1987 essay by Bayard Rustin reveals a personal account of MLK's feelings toward gay people.
January 15, 2024
Stop Pimping Martin Luther King and Other Revered Leaders
We dilute the messages of civil rights icons by using them to sell products, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.
February 8, 2018
How Can You Live Up to Martin Luther King's Dream?
Fifty years after he was taken from us, we're still trying to make his "beloved community" a reality.
January 12, 2018
Award Inspired by MLK Goes to Antigay Judge Roy Moore
In a move that will strike some as curious, a pastors' group presents the Letter From Birmingham Jail Award to the jurist leading the charge against marriage equality in Alabama.
April 17, 2015
Where Does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Stand Today?
The famous "dream" is still not a reality for many Americans.
August 28, 2016
How clashing interpretations of Martin Luther King’s legacy fuels the fight over DEI and affirmative action
Warring interpretations of one of King’s most famous quotes have fueled a culture war over the merits of affirmative action and diversity and inclusion efforts.
January 15, 2024
Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson, who said gays are ‘filth’ and ‘maggots,’ for N.C. governor
The former president said Sunday that the virulently anti-LGBTQ+ candidate is "Martin Luther King on steroids” and "better than Martin Luther King."
March 4, 2024
Why We Won’t Go Back
"Progress is precarious," wisely said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
December 15, 2016
Who Is The Movement's Overlooked MLK?
In the search for the movement’s Martin Luther King, have we overlooked ourselves?
November 6, 2013
Watch Kamala Harris Announce Her Run for the Presidency
The California senator chose Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to make it official.
January 21, 2019
Protecting the Right to Vote: The Only Way to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rights
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day we must fight for the right to vote -- again.
January 17, 2022
Robert Cromey, ally priest who performed San Francisco's first same-sex church weddings, dies
Cromey was a pre-Stonewall advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and joined Dr. Martin Luther King on his March to Selma.
January 27, 2025
One of MLK's Dreams Was an End to Gun Violence
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Guns are going to be the death of this country." Will we prove him right?
April 4, 2018