Here’s what Jimmy Carter did for LGBTQ rights – including inviting gay activists to the White House

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who has died at the age of 100, will be remembered as an LGBTQ+ ally and advocate for peace, human rights and environmental issues.

The 39th president, who was in the White House for a single term between 1977 and 1981, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday (29 December). His wife Rosalynn died in 2023.

Carter, a Democrat, was the longest-living president and is survived by his children Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy, as well as 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish love,” Chip said in a statement published on The Carter Center. “My brothers, sister and I shared him with the

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