Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Pardoned for Conviction Under Anti-Gay Laws

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom posthumously pardoned civil rights leader Bayard Rustin on Tuesday for a 1953 conviction under “morals” laws that targeted LGBTQ+ people.

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