40 Years, 40 Heroes

David Mixner

David Mixner helped foster both the first meeting of the gay and lesbian community with a United States President and the creation of a gay liaison in The White House.

David Mixner is a corporate and political strategist, human rights activist and leader for equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

David Mixner was a partner in Mixner/Scott, Inc., a public affairs firm in California. Mixner worked in over 75 state and national campaigns as a manager or fund-raiser and served on the Democratic National Committee.

Mixner's book, Stranger Among Friends, details his life from organizing the groundbreaking 1969 March on Washington against the war in Vietnam to being a consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992.

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