Hearts and Voices: stories about straight allies

Hearts & Voices: Gladys McCoy, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, by George T. Nicola.: The cause of LGBTQ civil rights could not have been advanced without our straight allies. Gladys McCoy is one of the earliest Oregon political figures to come out in support of our community.
Hearts & Voices: Gretchen Miller Kafoury, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, by George T. Nicola.: Gretchen Kafoury was among the straight allies who showed George Nicola how to be a lobbyist.

Hearts & Voices: Stevie Remington, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, By George T. Nicola.: Stevie Remington was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Oregon from 1971-1992.
Hearts & Voices: Barbara Sanders Roberts, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History,
By George T. Nicola.: Barbara Roberts was an advocate of LGBTQ rights long before her election as Governor of Oregon in 1990. Here are some reminiscences about her early career.
Hearts & Voices: Vera Katz, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, by George T. Nicola.: Vera Katz won election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1972, and by 1973, George Nicola was working out of her office as a lobbyist for queer civil rights.
Hearts & Voices: Rita and Charles Knapp, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, by George T. Nicola.: Rita and Charles Knapp, along with Ann and Bill Shepherd, were among the first parents in Oregon to go public for their gay kids, and the two couples jointly founded Parents of Gays, which ultimately joined up with the national PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) organization.

Hearts & Voices: Steven Kafoury, Personal Recollections of Oregon Gay History, by George T. Nicola.: Steven Kafoury was one of the early straight allies who introduced gay-friendly bills in the Oregon Legislature.