Klaritza Rico Former President Barack Obama has issued a powerful video message to the LGBTQ+ community addressing the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision to protect their equality and the upcoming 51st anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.In the 50-second clip uploaded to Logo’s YouTube page, the 44th president addresses how protest and politics go hand in hand when fighting for vital change.“We’re almost 51 years since the night when the patrons of the Stonewall Inn stood up for their rights and set off one of America’s defining victories for civil rights,” Obama began the message. “Because of the movement they sparked and the decades of work that followed, marriage equality became the law of the land five years ago, and just.
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