Quote by: Bayard Rustin

Martin Luther King, with whom I worked very closely, became very distressed when a number of the ministers working for him wanted him to dismiss me from his staff because of my homosexuality.


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Author Bio


  • NameBayard Rustin
  • DescriptionAmerican civil rights activist and gay rights activist
  • BornMarch 17, 1912
  • DiedAugust 24, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom