At the time, the gay rights movement was understandably focused on combating private violence and public discrimination.

CNN: How the right helped launch same-sex marriage movement

Homosexuals are not disenfranchised like blacks in the mid-20th century, as the very progress of the gay rights movement shows.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Marriage and the Supreme Court

Such events, which pursue political rather than strictly electoral goals, are worth millions in publicity to the gay rights movement.

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