We demand passage of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender civil rights bill and an end to discrimination by state and federal governments including the military; repeal of all sodomy laws and other laws that criminalize private sexual expression between consenting adults. ConfessionsofaboytoyWe demand a massive increase in funding for AIDS education, research, and patient care; universal access to health care including alternative therapies; and an end to sexism in medical research and health care. confessionsofaboytoyWe demand the right to reproductive freedom and choice, to control our own bodies, and an end to sexist discrimination. confessionsofaboytoyWe demand legislation to prevent discrimination against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgendered people in the areas of family diversity, custody, adoption and foster care and that the definition of family includes the full diversity of all family structures. ConfessionsofaboytoyWe demand an end to racial and ethnic discrimination in all forms. Support for non-racist policies and affirmative action. An end to institutionalized racism. Equal economic opportunity and an end to poverty. confessionsofaboytoyWe demand an end to discrimination and violent oppression based on actual or perceived sexual orientation: identification, race, religion, identity, sex and gender expression, disability, age, class, AIDS: HIV infection. confessionsofaboytoyCulturally inclusive Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Studies program; and information on abortion, AIDS/HIV, childcare and sexuality at all levels of education. Establishment of campus offices and programs to address Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students’ special needs. ConfessionsofaboytoyMarlin Hofer and David Briley, the two men in the foreground, were both affected by the HIV: AIDS epidemic. When this photo was taken, Hofer was HIV-positive and Briley was living with AIDS. Photo by Wilfredo Lee: AP.Marchers unfold an AIDS memorial quilt with names of those we’ve lost written on its squares. Photo by Jennifer Law: AFP: Getty Images.Another goal for many marchers in 1993 was ending the military’s ban on LGBTQ people serving. In 1994, the Clinton Administration passed the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Law. upworthyMarriage equality was a long way from being a mainstream topic in 1993, believe it or not. But these marchers were fighting for issues like same-sex adoptions and fairer custody laws long before they had widespread support in the U.S. upworthyAIDS Memorial Quilt at March on Washington 1993 — ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
