Our community has lost a powerful and wonderful advocate: Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King was an outspoken advocate for the GLBTQ community, continuing the work of her husband and standing strong on the ideals she worked on throughout her life. Not everyone knows what she has said and done regarding gay rights. I hope, through her passing, we are better aware of her powerful words and carry on her legacy.

"We have a lot of work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say 'common struggle,' because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry & discrimination are equally wrong and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great democracy, as much as freedom from racial, religious, gender, or ethnic discrimination."

"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny... I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be," she said, quoting from her husband. "I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy."

Thank you, Coretta.

LeAnn Locher

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