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Urvashi Vaid is an influential lawyer and activist known for her contributions to LGBTQ+ rights and women's rights. Born on October 8, 1958, she has been a prominent advocate in these fields since the 1980s.

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“Progressivism is a spectrum; it’s not an ideology following one leader saying one thing. It’s many people who have very wildly diverging opinions about many things. But, as progressives, if we could commit to a general frame of reference that we are about improving the quality of life for a lot more people, we’re about helping working and middle-class people, and we’re about taking care of poor people, we could really make some inroads in political power in this country. But, if we choose to be purists, if we choose to be arguing for a consensus we will never reach, for agreement on every point, it’s never going to happen.”

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“Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society.”

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Book:Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation

Source: Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation

“We call for the end of bigotry as we know it. The end of racism as we know it. The end of child abuse in the family as we know it. The end of sexism as we know it. The end of homophobia as we know it. We stand for freedom as we have yet to know it. And we will not be denied.”

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“By aspiring to join the mainstream rather than figuring out the ways we need to change it, we risk loosing our gay and lesbian souls in order to gain the world.”

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“The gay rights movement is not a party. It is not a lifestyle. It is not a hair style. It is not a fad or a fringe or a sickness. It is not about sin or salvation. The gay rights movement is an integral part of the American promise of freedom.”

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“The LGBT movement has been coopted by the very institutions it once sought to transform.”

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About the Author

Born: October 8, 1958
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 6

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Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian LiberationRelated source material

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