Thesis
"Rights are not won on paper. They are won by those who make their voices heard."
- Harvey Milk, 1978
In 1979, gays and lesbians marched in Washington D.C. for equal rights. The march itself did not make immediate changes, but it united the gay and lesbian community across the nation.
National Gay Rights pin, February 12, 2012
Header photo credit: LGBT March on Washington, October 14, 1979