tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post8813736111504874962..comments2023-11-11T06:44:14.098-08:00Comments on Living In The Bonus Round: RIP Barbara GittingsSteve Schalchlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151100118640317860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-82691471437173455382007-02-20T17:48:00.000-08:002007-02-20T17:48:00.000-08:00I was lucky enough to meet and work with Barbara d...I was lucky enough to meet and work with Barbara during my activist days in the early 70's. As Ken noted, she worked tirelessly for equal rights for us and wasn't paid for her services. She did it because it was simply the right thing to do.<BR/><BR/>She was a classy activist and the movement has lost a true leader.<BR/><BR/>My heart was lightened every time I saw her.JoyZeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045681895558115673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-22442289129439490172007-02-19T15:06:00.000-08:002007-02-19T15:06:00.000-08:00She was a heroic, yet completely down-to-earth per...She was a heroic, yet completely down-to-earth person. I was fortunate to get to know her a bit during the organizing of the '87 March on Washington.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, genuine activists like Barbara have largely been replaced by LGBT professionals. I'm not knocking the pros, but pros have a very different perspective from those whose leadership skills were developed in the grassroots. And the LGBT Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com