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Mary Bonauto.

American lawyer and gay rights advocate

Catholic Joe Biden Honors Abortion, Gay Marriage Activists With Presidential Medal

President Joe Biden awarded gay marriage and abortion activists with Presidential Citizens Medals Thursday. Mary Bonauto, an attorney and gay marriage activist who argued before the Supreme Court in Obergefell v…

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About Mary Bonauto

Mary L. Bonauto is an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who has worked to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and has been referred to by US Representative Barney Frank as "our Thurgood Marshall."

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Occupation: lawyer, women's rights activist
Citizenship: United States
Born: June 8, 1961
Website: https://www.glad.org/staff/mary-bonauto