He was one of the most prolific organizers of the US civil rights movement, the mastermind behind the March on Washington. He was also gay, and it was used against him. Now, some lawmakers are trying to help make it right.
Rustin -- who would later go on to become one of the most prolific organizers of the civil rights movement, including as the mastermind behind the March on Washington -- wasn't booked for his activist work, however. He was arrested over his sexuality.That January night in 1953, Rustin was having sex with another man in a parked car in Pasadena, California. He was jailed on a"morals charge," and served about two months in jail. The offense landed him on the sex offender list.
— Scott Wiener January 21, 2020 "Mr. Rustin's conviction and registered sex offender status haunted him for the rest of his life, and it continues to tarnish his name, despite his death thirty-three years ago," it reads."Indeed, California's treatment of Mr. Rustin tarnishes our entire state."At a news conference, Wiener spoke to Rustin's legacy and the discrimination he faced due to his sexuality.
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