Marchers in San Francisco's Gay Freedom Day parade carry a banner with a quote from Jimmy Carter on June 26, 1977.
“They did not want a photo op with the president and these leaders,” Kirchick said, referring to the Carter administration.
Bronski and other historians say that while Carter’s efforts to move the needle on gay rights may seem “small” by today’s standards, he planted the seeds for future presidents.
‘Jesus never said a word about homosexuality’Long after leaving the White House, Carter continued to vocally support gay Americans.
And Carter — who taught Sunday school since he was 18 — used an atypical means of reason to justify his support: Christianity.
Persons:
Jimmy Carter, Carter, ”, Michael Bronski, “, Carter’s, Harvey Milk, ” Milk, Margaret “ Midge ” Costanza, Roger Ressmeyer, James Kirchick, ” Kirchick, Camp David, ” Anita Bryant, ” Bronski, Bryant, ” Carter, Thomas McGovern, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Larry Speakes, ‘ Jesus, ’ Long, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Carter —, Christ, Jesus, HuffPost
Organizations:
Baptist, Harvard University, Young People, Convention, AFP, Getty, National Archives, Philadelphia Gay News, San Francisco, of Supervisors, National Gay Task Force, White House, Gay, White, U.S . Civil Service Commission, New York Times, Briggs Initiative, University of California Santa, GLBT Historical Society, NYC Health Department, Republican, AIDS, Foundation, AIDS Research, “
Locations:
United States, Georgia, New York City, Bay, San, Gay Washington, ”, Miss Oklahoma, Florida, California, Sacramento, University of California Santa Barbara
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