Pioneering LGBTQ+ activist Ann Maguire has died at 80
Maguire cohosted a gay talk show in Boston in the 1970s and helped elect the nation's first out state legislator, Elaine Noble of Massachusetts.
January 29, 2024
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Noble Cause
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