In 1975 she issued a gay couple a license to marry in Colorado, becoming a hero to some and an object of hate for others.
Category: Discrimination
Overlooked No More: Maureen Colquhoun, Pathbreaking Politician Waylaid by Bias
Colquhoun campaigned for women’s rights in Britain’s male-dominated Parliament. But her political career came to an end when she was outed as a lesbian.
Urvashi Vaid, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Activist, Is Dead at 63
Over a four-decade career, she profoundly shaped a range of progressive issues, including AIDS advocacy, prison reform and gay rights.
Susan Nussbaum, 68, Who Pressed for Disability Rights in Her Plays, Dies
In a wheelchair after being hit by a car in her 20s, she became an advocate for people with disabilities in her writing for the
Edward J. Bronson, Who Fought for Fairer Trials, Dies at 91
In cases like the Oklahoma City and Boston Marathon bombings, he favored a greater willingness to change trial venues to overcome bias and impact of