Today I read an interview given by the actor, Sean Hayes in Advocate magazine. He said, ""I feel like I've contributed monumentally to the success of the gay movement in America, and if anyone wants to argue that, I'm open to it. You're welcome, Advocate."
Now, I mostly enjoyed the character, Jack back in the Will and Grace days. I also appreciate the other contributions Mr Hayes has made to the LGBT community, but if he really feels that he has truly contributed "monumentally" to the American gay movement, he needs to brush up on LGBT history.
Harry Hay was there at the beginning. Of course there were homosexuals before he came along, but Harry and his friends, (and sometimes his enemies!) were the people that took the first steps to make us a community. Harry and company were the first people marching, the first people meeting as a group, and the first people to keep up the gay profile at a time, and in a country that wanted nothing to do with us. Whether you loved him, or hated him, agreed with him, or not, he was the first to stand up and be proud.
Stuart Timmons has written an excellent biography. Intriguing, well-written, and never boring!
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