Comments on: Good-bye and thank you John Gruber

By: joe Hanley

joe Hanley — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:12:24 +0000

Au Revoire Good man

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:18:34 +0000

My heartfelt thanks to John Gruber. He had the courage and the conviction to stand up and demand equality at a time when no one dared challange society’s judgement.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:17:50 +0000

Indeed. Respect must be paid. There are several places I like to bring visitors to LA.
And three of them are museums and educational centers around civil rights pioneers and the history of social progress.

The ONE Institute is that kind of place.It’s the archive of gay and lesbian history in America, and Los Angeles icons of that movement in particular. Ever interesting is the evolution of gay and lesbian news and social publications.

There is much to admire about the Mattachine Society, and also about people of color who were part of that history. Such as Ruth Ellis.

Some of us straight allies are grateful as well to these important travelers.
It is from them we learned so much and how to support and fight for our beloved gay friends.

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:31:18 +0000

Wow, how the world has changed in 61 years. I’m sure more than anyone thought possible.

Thanks and RIP.

By: GreenEyedLilo

GreenEyedLilo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:09:09 +0000

I remember reading about this group in Eric Marcus’ book, Making History. All American sexual minority people owe these men a debt.