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The New Yorker reports that in the sixties and seventies, fighting for the rights of queer people was considered radical activism, but to Jeanne Manford, it was just part of being a parent. Read more at The New Yorker
In the sixties and seventies, fighting for the rights of queer people was considered radical activism. To Jeanne Manford, it was just part of being a parent.
<p>At the time Manford began publicly supporting her own gay son and organizing a group for other parents of gay children, 49 states had laws criminalizing gay sex; the scope and bravery of her activism is difficult to appreciate today. </p>