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Elizabeth Taylor Reminds Us There Is No “Gay Agenda.”
2000
The legendary actress gave a rousing speech about her frustration with governmental inaction during the height of the AIDS crisis and her ongoing support of the LGBT community.
Dame Elizabeth said that she knew she had to get involved in activism when, in the 1980s, when gays stopped being human beings “and started becoming ’the enemy.'” “There is no gay agenda—it’s a human agenda.” she declared to rousing applause. “All of us should be treated the same and GLAAD knows that.”
She also made an early pitch for marriage equality. “People against gay marriages say marriage should only be between a man and a woman—God, I of all people know that doesn’t always work out.”
Brava, lady.
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