“Is it any wonder that those who attack us feel they have a license to do so? A license to kill? Police won't investigate. Juries won't convict. The public still thinks our lives are a political issue, defined by the mythic "Gay Agenda."”

— Jeffrey Montgomery

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American LGBT rights activist and public relations executive 1953–2016

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