Commentary: Democrats' support for gay rights in Charlotte echos 1972 convention in Miami Beach

BY JULIO CAPÓ JR.

When the Democrats hold their national convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week, the party platform is expected to endorse same-sex marriage. This historic stride, however, isn’t without precedent. In fact, a step in this direction was taken 40 years ago in South Florida.

In 1972, three years after the Stonewall riots helped launch the movement, gay rights entered the world of presidential politics. Gay liberationists, allied with leftists, anti-war protestors and second-wave feminists, found a friend in the Democratic presidential nominee, George McGovern.

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