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Jean O'Leary, an American LGBTQ rights activist and co-founder of National Coming Out Day, dedicated her life to advocating for equality and social justice. Her pioneering efforts to advance LGBTQ rights, including her leadership in the Stonewall uprising, paved the way for progress and acceptance in the fight for LGBTQ rights worldwide.
"I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial."
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"I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial."

Leadership, Leader, Rights, Gay
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"I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group's rights."
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"I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group's rights."

People, Constitution, Rights
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"I don't want to make it sound like a hotbed of lesbianism but I did have a number of relationships."
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"I don't want to make it sound like a hotbed of lesbianism but I did have a number of relationships."

Diversity, Lesbianism, Relationships, Sound, Want
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"If Carter had been there when the AIDS crisis came up, it would have been a whole different story. It could have been treated like a legitimate disease."
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"If Carter had been there when the AIDS crisis came up, it would have been a whole different story. It could have been treated like a legitimate disease."

Crisis, Disease
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"I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment."
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"I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment."

Equality, State, Support
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"Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people."
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"Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people."

People, Gay, Lies, Myths
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