Perspective: LGBTQ rights are under siege, with a dramatic increase in anti-LGBTQ measures being proposed and enacted by state legislatures.
shows a clear decrease in the number of Americans — mostly Republicans — agreeing that same-sex relations are morally acceptable.How can the LGBT movement counter this intense wave of political and social hostility?
Although difficult, building this bridge won over a crucial ally with major long-term benefits. A focus on constructing similar bonds in 2023 could provide a pathway for protecting and expanding LGBT rights. Indeed, constructing such bridges was central to Milk’s strategic efforts. He argued that gay men and lesbians needed “others to help us in our fight to end discrimination.” But to convince other social groups to join their cause, the gay community would first need to help them. If the San Francisco gay community could play a leading role in the Coors boycott, Milk believed “labor groups fighting Coors will understand who their friends are” and “in turn will start to fight for our rights too.
In 1972, AFL-CIO President George Meany even refused to endorse Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern in part because of the presence of “gay lib people” at the Democratic convention. Wallace summarized the problem as trying “to unite sissies and Archie Bunkers.”
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