Frances Goldin must be the most organized and meticulous person in the world -- she’s kept a 47-year-old sign in mint condition in New York City.
A mother and activist, 92-year-old Goldin has attended the New York Pride parade pretty much every year since 1971, when her two daughters came out. She made a sign to wield at the parade that year and has branded it on the streets on Manhattan ever since.
This year was no different -- NYC Pride kicked off today through Greenwich Village and up 5th Avenue, and Goldin was once again spotted in the crowd, as much a staple to the parade as the Flatiron Building.
Also in attendance at today’s parade: Grand Marshal Billie Jean King, “Queer Eye’s” Fab Five and Anthony Rubio’s Insta-famous chihuahuas, full of pride.
Goldin has been working toward affordable housing initiatives since moving to the Lower East Side in 1945 and even ran for state Senate in 1953 -- you know, when she’s not caring for a poster. Her biggest priority, though, is the LGBTQ community.
“My life has been enriched by personally getting to know and being part of the LGBT community. Because of this, I have made many new and dear friends, and expanded my political activism,” she told the Huffington Post.
I don’t know what’s more impressive, Goldin’s dedication to activism or her ability to keep a sign taped to a ruler for so long.