In a strategic aside, PG letter to the editor writer Arlene Weitz Weiner of Squirrel Hill notes the contribution - significant contribution - of Bayard Rustin, a gay African-American and former member of the Community Party, to the hallowed 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was a primary organizer of the event.
Weitz Weiner's letter was in response to a PG article critiquing the waning impact of "mainstream" religion on the American socio-political landscape. I'll be honest that I'm not 100% sure what argument she is making - other than acknowleding that the church should be at the forefront of social justice movements such as the civil rights and anti-war movements. (Apparently, I haven't had enough coffee yet for critical analysis).
But a shout out to Arlene for putting out a gay-affirming nugget of history. And, as always, for taking the time to write her letter.