Active Allyship
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21
The world recently lost a long-time LGBTQ+ advocate and the co-organizer of the first HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner, Winston Johnson, who died in May at age 79. Johnson was born in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1941 and said he knew by age 12 that he was gay, but he told no one for many years. He met his long-time partner Leon Allen in the ‘60s, and they were together for 42 years until Leon passed away. They kept their relationship a secret for decades, as homosexuality was a “firing offense” at Eastern...
By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP