Gay activist and philanthropist Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Bastian, cofounder of WordPerfect, left the Mormon Church as a young adult and dedicated himself to LGBTQ+ causes.
June 26, 2024
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2008 People of the Year: Bruce Bastian
The WordPerfect cofounder and former Latter-day Saints church member donated $1 million to the No on 8 campaign amid the Mormon Church's swath of destruction.
January 11, 2009
Ex-Mormon Donates $1 Million
Ex-Mormon Bruce Bastian has donated $1 million to California's No on Prop. 8 campaign in reaction to the Latter-day Saints Church's recent public stance favoring the ballot measure. Bastian gave $5,000 in May, but after the church's formal statement expecting all California Mormons to "do all [they] can to support the proposed constitutional amendment," which would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, Bastian upped his donation, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
September 19, 2008
Wanda Sykes, Thomas Beatie Kick Off Advocate's People of the Year
Each year The Advocate names its People of the Year -- a handful of names that made headlines, made a difference, or simply made us talk. This year's list kicks off with a trio of people who had us talking in 2008. Comedian Wanda Sykes; WordPerfect founder, former Mormon, and $1 million No on 8 donor Bruce Bastian; and "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie are three people who made 2008 a year to remember.
December 2, 2008
View From the Hill: The Dems
Despite a last-minute effort from President Obama, for the moment, the LGBT movement -- from big-dollar establishment donors to the grassroots troops -- seems to have turned its proverbial back on the administration.
June 19, 2009
Mormons Set Sights on Killing Civil Unions in Illinois
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Prop. 8 Brings in Boatloads of Dough
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Since the passage of Prop. 8, many gays and lesbians have been searching for clarity on why we suffered a close loss at the ballot box. With emotions high, suggestions, criticism, and questions somehow seem out of bounds. Meanwhile, we continue to wait for insight from those who are perhaps most able to offer it: the executive committee of Equality for All.
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Hope and History
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