Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) lost his year-long battle with brain cancer Tuesday evening. He was 77-years-old.Kennedy, the brother of President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert Kennedy, was a longtime champion of gay rights, serving under 10 presidents in his 50 year Senate career. The legislative "Lion of the Senate," as he was called, saw more than 300 bills he authored enacted into law.
Kennedy was a committed advocate of health care, education, civil, women's and LGBT rights. He voted against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act; to include sexual orientation in federal hate crime laws; for an equal and trans-inclusive federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act; the Ryan White AIDS Care Act; and was working to introduce a bill to repeal the military's ban on gay personnel, Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Senator Ted Kennedy was the last surviving brother in the Kennedy political family.
Image: Former Sen. Ted Kennedy attends a news conference announcing the introduction of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. © Getty.
dear senator Kennedy ı am ıranıan gay ın ısparta ı feel very alone ı read that you respect the gays such as me but my goverments ın ıran hate me they do not ever undrestand and respect me ı had to left my country because of them but now ı feel very alone ı hope you can hear me now and you may help me .GOD BLESS YOU