Op-Ed: Would Martin Luther King Jr. have fought for LGBTQ+ rights?
This Monday, we will mark 38 years of observing Martin Luther King Day. Some states began honoring Dr. King on January 20, 1986.
January 15 2024 6:11 AM
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This Monday, we will mark 38 years of observing Martin Luther King Day. Some states began honoring Dr. King on January 20, 1986.
"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people."
"Dr. King was proof that the promise of America can beat so strongly in the heart of one person they can move this nation. We can all -- 300 plus million Americans -- honor Dr. King’s legacy by remembering that today," said former Vice President Joe Biden.
King's vision of inclusion and community is far wider that we might have once imagined. And his vision always included lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.