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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Richard Noble is an American activist, civil rights leader, adventurist, spiritualist and aspiring politician whose accomplishments in support of the LGBT rights movement include his Walk Across America in which he became the first person to walk a Rainbow Pride flag across any nation in world history with the proposed civil rights bill to protect sexual orientation and gender identity, independent protests like hunger strikes, and his foundational work with the activist group Queer Nation Los Angeles which is known for protests at the 64th Academy Awards, confrontations with various churches and celebrities, and coined the iconic phrase \"We're here. We're queer. Get used to it!\"Noble has marched with renowned activists David Mixner and Larry Kramer, confronted Tommy Lasorda about his gay son, supported allies like Mark Wahlberg and attacked works by Andrew Dice Clay and Rush Limbaugh. Noble's activism goes back to his days as a teenager in West Hollywood during the gay rights movement's initial surge of momentum in the early 1990s. Noble has been recognized by more than a dozen mayors, state legislators, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, and President Barack Obama for, among other things, his work towards the completion of an American Equality Bill.Noble has spent a lifetime supporting LGBT causes like AIDS awareness, legislative efforts to include gender identity and sexual orientation to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the Add 4 Words (sexual orientation gender identity) campaign, support for the American Equality Bill and public sentiments like the ENDA is Not Equal movement. Noble's participation in organized activism dates back to the surge of protests against the film industry, religious organizations and government officials including Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.Though considered a militant activist in his early years, Noble, in a manner consistent with his spirituality and sobriety, has embraced passive activism through hunger strikes, the Walk Across America, and other non-confrontational methods of engaging the public."@en }

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