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Ambassador James Hormel: How the LGBTQ Movement Has Evolved in a Lifetime

from Ambassador James Hormel: How the LGBTQ Movement Has Evolved In a Lifetime held on August 4, 2014

James C. Hormel, Former U.S. Ambassador, Luxembourg; Author; Philanthropist; Political Activist
In conversation with Dr. Sandra Hernández, President and CEO, California HealthCare Foundation
Introduction by John Boland, President and CEO, KQED San Francisco

James Hormel realized that he was gay at a time when homosexuality was not discussed or accepted. He will review the social history of the United States since 1945 to see how LGBTQ Americans progressed from exclusion to inclusion. Looking toward the future, he will discuss the key to the advancement of equality.

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