Urvashi Vaid
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Urvashi Vaid is known for her 25 years dedicated to promoting civil rights issues for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. She is also known for her award winning book entitled Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation.
Vaid is an attorney and noted political activist. She is a former Executive Director of National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), and she currently works at the Ford Foundation in New York.
Vaid lives in Manhattan with her partner, noted comedian Kate Clinton.