“Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Georgia, and

“Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Georgia, and St. Augustine, Florida, and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement. Many of those courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions….I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the issue of racial justice. But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’” – Coretta Scott King, April 1998, during events marking the thirtieth anniversary of her husband’s assassination. Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968), March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., August 4, 1963. Photo by Francis Miller. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #lgbttheirstory #gay #bi #trans #lesbian #poz #black #pride #corettascottking #martinlutherking #toosoongone #thedreamendures (at Lincoln Memorial) -- source link

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