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What was Andrew Sullivan's involvement in LGBT issues?
Andrew Sullivan has been described as a proponent of legitimation, seeing the objective of the gay rights movement as being mainstreaming gay and lesbian people rather than radical social change.
How exactly did Andrew Sullivan get involved?
Andrew Sullivan wrote the first major article in the United States advocating for gay people to be given the right to marry.
Was Andrew Sullivan's article published?
Andrew Sullivan's article was published in The New Republic in 1989.
Was Andrew Sullivan's article praised?
Many gay rights organisations attacked Andrew Sullivan for the stance at the time.
Did Andrew Sullivan ever win any awards for his writings?
Andrew Sullivan's book won the 1996 Mencken Award for Best Book, presented by the Free Press Association.

Question: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article, besides Andrew Sullivan's articles and awards?