Resurfaced video of Jane Fonda championing LGBT+ rights in 1979 goes viral on Twitter

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Culturally, psychologically, economically, politically, gays and lesbians are discriminated against.” Fonda was then asked whether her organisation, the Campaign for Economic Democracy, was being “used” by gay people, prompting an eloquent and uncompromising answer. I’m part of an organisation and you could also be cynical as you are and ask me, ‘Isn’t the organisation using me?’” She continued: “But you could also think, ‘Aren’t I using the organisation just the way the gays and lesbians here are using the organisation they’re a part of if it helps give us perspective, helps us keep our values intact, it increases our power – because as individuals we don’t have very much, but altogether, we have a lot of power.’” Fonda has long been renowned for her activism and progressive stances on everything from LGBT+ rights to the environment. But if you’re using each other for things that are positive, then why not?” Footage of the interview was posted on Twitter, along with the caption: “Jane Fonda was saying this in the 70s while some celebrities only manage to say ‘gay rights’ today.” The tweet was subsequently retweeted more than 50,000 times, and accumulated more than 185,000 likes. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free The video – viewed more than 3 million times – was also shared by actors including Glee’s Jane Lynch and Community’s Yvette Nicole Brown.