“There’s no room in our society for discrimination. None. I think it’s un-American.”
In 2013, Robert Redford stood before a group of his fellow Utahns and urged them to lend their voices to an anti-discrimination proposal that would prevent gender identity and sexual orientation from being a factor in a citizen seeking housing or employment.
Praising “the power of collective action,” Redford expressed hope that their efforts could inspire change in other parts of the country. He ended his speech on a line from T.S. Eliot: “There is only the trying. The rest is not our business.” (The bill was passed 18 months later).
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