Press conference with Sen Wiener, chair of the LGBTQ Caucus, and Asm Weber, chair of the Black Caucus, asking the Governor to posthumously pardon Bayard Rustin. Rustin was a gay civil rights leader, a close confidante of MLK’s, and a key organizer of the March on Washington. He was wrongfully arrested and convicted on a “lewd conduct” charge on Jan 21st, 1953.
