45 Trailblazers Who Changed The World, From Pride 1969 To Pride 2014

From: Queerty

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Lowell P. Weicker, Jr

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served as a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from 1969 through 1989. He courageously took on his own homophobic political party when he became a champion for AIDS funding, HIV prevention and anti-discrimination law.