Gay Politics

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Move into Mainstream

Convention Rally Symbol of Changed Status

On july 15, the day before the Democratic National Convention opens in San Francisco, thousands of homosexual men and women will congregate in that city for the National March for Lesbian/Gay Rights.1 Ten years ago, such a march probably would have been headed by radical “gay liberationists” and written off as an act by a fringe group. But the co-chairman of this year's parade and rally, Paul Boneberg, is chairman of San Francisco's Stonewall Democratic Club. One of the scheduled speakers is Virginia Apuzzo, executive director of the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) and a member of the Democratic Platform Committee. And many of the marchers are participating in the mainstream politics of this presidential election year.

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