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1970s Gay Rights Activist Stephen Lachs
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-03 at 4.13.43 PM_thumb.png2023-04-03T23:15:05+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911A lawyer, activist and co-founder of the nation’s first gay political action committee, Stephen Lachs was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown for an open position on the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1979. He made history as the first out LGBTQ judge in the world as well as the first out LGBTQ appointment by Gov. Brown. In the eyes of those who sent him death threats, a criminal was adjudicating the law. Nonetheless, Lachs was elected in 1980 and thrice more times before retiring in 1999 as a well-respected judge and expert in family law.plain2023-04-03T23:15:05+00:001970sGina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49