| − | In the 2001 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade Pelosi shared the admiration of the crowds alongside [[gay rights]] pioneer Harry Hay. <ref>The American Spectator Special Report, [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10450 When Nancy Met Harry], Jeffrey Lord, 10/5/2006.</ref><ref>The San Fransisco Chronicle, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/22/DD115758.DTL Official Guide & Program] Parade Lineup, page SP - 14, June 22, 2001. </ref> Hay, a long time [[CPUSA]] member, is widely recognized as the founder of the organized homosexual activist movement <ref>''The Boston Phoenix'', [http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511115.htm The real Harry Hay], Michael Bronski, October 31 - November 7, 2002. </ref> in the [[United States]] and advocate of the North American Man-Boy Love Association [[NAMBLA]]. Hay had addressed NAMBLA conferences, and NAMBLA has published material by Hay since at least 1984. The [[ACLU]] defended NAMBLA in a $200 million lawsuit brought by parents of a 10 year old murder victim who claimed their sons’ killer was motivated by material published on NAMBLA’s website. <ref>Deroy Murdock, [http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200402270920.asp No Boy Scouts: The ACLU defends NAMBLA], National Review Online, February 27, 2004. </ref> | + | In the 2001 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade Pelosi shared the admiration of the crowds alongside [[gay rights]] pioneer Harry Hay. <ref>The American Spectator Special Report, [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10450 When Nancy Met Harry], Jeffrey Lord, 10/5/2006.</ref><ref>The San Fransisco Chronicle, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/22/DD115758.DTL Official Guide & Program] Parade Lineup, page SP - 14, June 22, 2001. </ref> A gay activist group calling itself the [[Human Rights Campaign]] (HRC), whom Pelosi has taken $10,000 in campaign contributions from, <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00007360&cycle=2006 Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Top Contributors]</ref> cites Hay as the "founder and architect of the modern movement for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights" and "the first to realize that the dream of equality for our community could be attained through visibility and activism".<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/Content/ContentGroups/News_Releases/20021/HRC_Mourns_the_Death_of_Gay_Rights_Pioneer_Harry_Hay.htm Human Rights Campaign Mourns the Death of Gay Rights Pioneer Harry Hay], Press Release, Oct. 24, 2002.</ref> Hay was a long time [[CPUSA]] member <ref>''The Boston Phoenix'', [http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511115.htm The real Harry Hay], Michael Bronski, October 31 - November 7, 2002. </ref> and outspoken advocate of the North American Man-Boy Love Association [[NAMBLA]] who addressed NAMBLA conferences. NAMBLA has published material by Hay on its website dating back to 1984. The [[ACLU]] defended NAMBLA in a $200 million lawsuit brought by parents of a 10 year old murder victim who claimed their sons’ killer was motivated by published material on NAMBLA’s website. <ref>Deroy Murdock, [http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200402270920.asp No Boy Scouts: The ACLU defends NAMBLA], National Review Online, February 27, 2004. </ref> |