Barred from marriage in 1982, Bayard Rustin adopted his partner Walter Naegle so their relationship could be legally recognized. The document symbolizes both the injustice they faced and the lengths they had to go to protect their love.
Digital archive devoted to
Black Queer LGBTQIA+/Civil Rights
Pioneer Bayard Rustin
Intersectional advocacy, education, & inspiration in a dedicated queer safe-space & community activist hub for LGBTQIA, transgender, immigrant, & all marginalized folx & families, chosen & otherwise, forged by Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber!