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HRC Mourns the Passing of Former Congressman and Mayor Ron Dellums<\/b>
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Today, HRC mourned the passing of former U.S. Representative and former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout his life, Ron Dellums was a courageous voice in the fight for justice at home and abroad,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin. <\/strong>\u201cFrom his historic fight against South Africa\u2019s apartheid to his early support of lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a> and bisexual<\/a> service members and advocacy for HIV research, prevention and services, Ron Dellums leaves behind a legacy of action on behalf of those facing discrimination and prejudice. HRC extends our deepest condolences to the Dellums family and all those who knew this champion of equality.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a member of Congress, Dellums consistently earned a perfect score of 100 on HRC\u2019s Congressional Scorecard<\/a>. Then-Representative Dellums was a co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and voted against the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. As the chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Dellums was an early supporter of allowing lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a> and bisexual<\/a> Americans to serve openly in the military.<\/p>\n

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HRC Mourns the Passing of Former Congressman and Mayor Ron Dellums Today, HRC mourned the passing of former U.S. Representative and former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums. \u201cThroughout his life, Ron Dellums was a courageous voice in the fight for justice at home and abroad,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin. \u201cFrom his historic fight against South … Continue reading HRC Mourns the Passing of Former Congressman and Mayor Ron Dellums<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nHRC Mourns the Passing of Former Congressman and Mayor Ron Dellums - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-mourns-the-passing-of-former-congressman-and-mayor-ron-dellums\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HRC Mourns the Passing of Former Congressman and Mayor Ron Dellums - 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