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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,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Activist Richard Noble Completes Solo Walk Across America for the American Equality Bill )〕 independent protests like hunger strikes,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Man On Hunger Strike For Gay Rights )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walk Across America: Richard Noble's Gay Activism — The New GayTravel.com! )〕 and his foundational work with the activist group Queer Nation Los Angeles which is known for protests at the 64th Academy Awards,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Day to Demonstrate Affection for the Stars And Some Dismay )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=And What Did I Think of the Oscars? Baaa, Baaa, Baaa . . . )〕 confrontations with various churches〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gay Activists Disrupt Christian Service : Protest: Three members of a radical group are arrested after incident at Calvary Chapel in Santa Ana. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE QUEER NATION MANIFESTO )〕 and celebrities,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Officials Confident of Security for Oscars : Movies: Despite threats of a disruption by gay and lesbian activists, Academy Awards executives say the show will run smoothly. )〕 and coined the iconic phrase "We're here. We're queer. Get used to it!"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We're here, we're queer, I'm sick of it )〕 Noble has marched with renowned activists David Mixner and Larry Kramer,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Noble Recognition )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NYC : News & Analysis )〕 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〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=500 Protesters Have a Lower View of Event : Demonstrations: They are kept behind police barricades at the bottom of the hill. Activists assail policies on civil rights, AIDS and Croatia. )〕 and George W. Bush.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rivals Spar on Make-or-Break Day of Primaries )〕 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. ==Personal life== Noble was born gay as Richard Hansen in Oakland, California in 1965 to Richard Owens and Shirley Hansen. He was adopted at the age of one by Ken and Barbara Noble of Hayward, California. He has three half brothers and one sister. Growing up he played soccer, excelled at horseback riding and loved spending time sailing with his father in Lake Tahoe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Noble (activist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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