Judy Rickard spent a lifetime fighting for LGBTQ rights in San Jose

Judy Rickard didn’t realize she was a lesbian until graduate school. The 73-year-old spent the next 50 years of her life fighting for LGBTQ rights.

“I always knew I was different but I didn’t know what that was,” Rickard told San José Spotlight. “If you’re different and you know it, it’s one thing. If you’re different and you don’t get it, you’re in limbo. I didn’t have friends or relatives who were gay.”