Bernie Who? Hillary’s Been There For LGBT

[misterhighwasted]

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Gay Rights Are Human Rights.” Hillary Clinton

Clinton’s record on our issues earned her the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay rights organization in the country. 



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Before President Clinton, no US President gave a damn about gay rights or the mounting death toll in the LGBT community from AIDS. This changed dramatically in 1992 upon the election of Bill Clinton.

Clinton set the tone for his presidency by inviting the N.A.M.E.S. Project to include sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in his 1993 inaugural parade. In his two terms in office, Bill Clinton never wavered in wrangling money in his budgets for programs caring for the sick or to preserve vital research funding for effective treatments and to find a cure.






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"In 1996, for the very last time, the AIDS Memorial Quilt in all its entirety was laid out across the Washington Mall. It has since grown too large to be displayed all in one place.

My friend Keith Molter shares his story of being at the Quilt in Washington DC in 1996 when by chance he witnessed Bill and Hillary Clinton visit the Quilt seeking out a specific quilt made in honor of a longtime friend of hers. Keith recalls:

It was stone silent on the vast Washington Mall. No fanfare. No hoopla. They simply went and we had stumbled upon it.
Silence. Stillness. They got out of their motorcade hand in hand and walked through the Quilt.

It was THE first time it was ever acknowledged by anyone of any higher level in government.
They stood. They prayed. They looked at a few other panels. They wiped tears.
We were 100 feet away. As they turned to leave, the still silence was broken by a squelching sound, like an animal in deep pain. It was me screaming “Thank you!” through my sobs, my voice cracking. They both turned. He put his hand up in a still wave and nodded his head -his mouth doing that mouth/chin thing he does. They turned and left.

I was there. They were there – maybe too late for some that we lost. But they were there as soon as they could – once the country elected two people who actually cared."


BEAUTIFUL REMEMBRANCE
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[Cha]

1. Thank you, mister~

[Her Sister]

2. great powerful writing!

“Clinton has a long record as a champion for LGBT rights both in the U.S. and, notably, around the globe. As Secretary of State, Clinton became the first in her position to robustly advocate for LGBT equality throughout the world, making a historic and forceful speech to the United Nations declaring that “gay rights are human rights.” In the Senate, she helped lead on bills to protect LGBT workers from employment discrimination, and had a strong record on key votes and legislation that mattered to LGBT Americans.”

[DURHAM D]

3. I was there that day.

Al and Tipper came also.

[misterhighwasted]

4. I recall what effort it took by so many to simple get the attention

..that an entire segment of society was dying daily and No One with the power to assist, did so.
Pres Reagan avoided any association to the entire AIDS/HIV issue.

It wasn't until President Bill & First Lady Hillary Clinton, & yes, VP Al & Tipper Gore took on the task of moving the closed mindset in America towards a more humanitarian direction.
The Clinton Foundation has committed much work on a global scale in the fight against a disease that claimed the lives of many, many kind & dear people.
Men, Women & Children.

Such an honor to meet you Durham D.
So here we are, life comes full circle then, as we elect to lead our nation, that compassionate First Lady, whom you saw on that powerful day in history.

I want the kinder world Hillary speaks of.
Who doesn't want that, finally.

[Haveadream]

5. Thank you!

for sharing that. Hill and Bill have been visible and vocal supporters of LGBT causes for a long time.