Since June is gay pride month, here's a few straight people that have done things for the LBGT community that we can all feel good about. Hey, how come there's no straight pride month? [cue forehead smacking]
1. Ben Cohen, rugby player
A British professional rugby player, Cohen founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, dedicated to combatting bullying and homophobia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Lisa Lampanelli, comedian
When she heard the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church would be protesting outside one of her appearances, she told TMZ she would donate $1,000 for each protester to the Gay Men's Health Crisis. She ended up donating $50,000.
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3. Hudson Taylor, wrestler and coach
A former NCAA All-American wrestler and current coach a Columbia, Taylor founded Athlete Ally, an organization whose mission is "educating, encouraging and empowering straight athlete allies to combat homophobia and transphobia in sports."
Source: en.wikipedia.org
4. & 5. Theodore Olson and David Boies, lawyers
Olsen, a conservative and Boies, a liberal argued against each other in the surpreme court case Bush v. Gore. The unlikely pair teamed up to argue the case against California's Proposition 8 before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In February 2012, they won, and the court declared Prop 8 unconstitutional.
Source: wnyc
