This 1953 magazine article announces Bayard Rustin’s departure from the Fellowship of Reconciliation, publicly attributing it to personal reasons while praising his contributions to nonviolent activism and civil rights. Viewed alongside later historical accounts, the document reveals the challenges Rustin faced as a gay activist and exposes the tensions between the movement’s public ideals and its treatment of LGBTQ individuals. The entry offers a powerful window into the personal and institutional obstacles Rustin navigated throughout his career.