Bill grew up in Memphis, TN where in his early teens, he witnessed much of the civil rights movement, including nonviolent demonstrations and marches led by Dr. King, Rev. James Lawson and his brother Phil and other of his present day heroes. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he worked in business and marketing […]
LGBT activism
Carol Boltz
As a mother of four grown children, and a grandmother to two, Carol was married for over 30 years until her husband, Ray, came out as gay. Their fundamentalist Christian background was shaken to realize that being gay was not a choice, and Carol had to reevaluate the core of her beliefs. She describes this […]
Dr. Judith Stacey
Judith Stacey, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology and Professor of Gender and Sexuality at New York University. She has taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Davis. Dr. Stacey’s research examines changes in family, sexuality and society, with a current focus on gay family issues. Her publications include In the […]
Dr. Rodney Powell
Rodney Powell is a retired physician and gay, African American, who has lived in Hawaii since 1976 with his partner of more than 30 years. While a medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee during the years 1957-61, as a student protest leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement, Rodney had the […]
Dr. Sylvia Rhue
Sylvia Rhue is the Director of Religious Affairs with the National Black Justice Coalition. Previously, she was employed as the California Freedom to Marry Coalition Manager, the Director of Equal Partners in Faith, and she worked with the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights. She also worked at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center as […]
Enzi Tanner
Enzi was a rider on the 2008 Equality Ride. He identifies as a transgender man and his passion is doing activism related to matters of faith, gender, race and sexuality. He is very active in his local trans-community and is currently interested in getting his Master’s of Divinity so that he can continue to be […]