Social justice issues, including those involving the LGBTQ+ community, were shaped by moments that turned into movements beginning in the 1950s and in the years that followed. These movements created a REVOLUTION of change that sparked the beginning of newfound freedoms. The fight for these liberties instilled a sense of Pride in members of the LGBTQ+ community in the decades since. PEACE and LOVE motivated many of these pioneers to be brave and inspired others to fight for human rights for years to come.

Recent challenges have arisen in state houses and in Congress where the LGBTQ+ community once again finds itself under fire from those who would deny us our basic civil rights. But our fight for freedom continues and will require direct action in the streets and the halls of government. To continue sustainable, positive change and create a more inclusive nation and progressive world, we must recommit ourselves to the foundations of our movement.

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