Editing Bayard Rustin (section)

===1990s and 2000s===
In 1995, a [[Pennsylvania State Historical Marker]] was placed at Lincoln and Montgomery Avenues, West Chester, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of [[Henderson High School (Pennsylvania)|Henderson High School]], which he attended.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8243 |title=Bayard Rustin Marker |website=[[HMdb.org]] |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000857/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8243 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shuey |first1=Karen |title=Sites to visit on your #400yearsPA tour honoring African American contributions |url=https://www.pottsmerc.com/2019/08/26/sites-to-visit-on-your-400yearspa-tour-honoring-african-american-contributions/ |access-date=February 11, 2022 |work=[[The Mercury (Pennsylvania)|The Mercury]] |date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

A 1998 anthology movie, ''Out of the Past'', featured letters and archival footage of Rustin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=G. Allen |title=Gay teen club subject of film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94770832/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |date=August 26, 1998 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The [[West Chester Area School District]] voted in 2002 to approve the creation of [[West Chester Rustin High School|Bayard Rustin High School]] in a 6–3 vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Benjamin Y. |title=Vote for Rustin ends name debate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94774692/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |issue=174 #200 |date=December 17, 2002 |page=A01 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Those in favor mentioned Rustin's involvement in the civil rights movement, and opposition was tied to Rustin's sexuality and political views.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Benjamin Y. |title=West Chester school to bear Rustin's name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94774571/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |issue=174 #200 |date=December 17, 2002 |page=A04 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The school opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bayard Rustin High School – Mission Statement|url=https://www.wcasd.net/Domain/799|website=wcasd.net|publisher=West Chester Area School District|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- No author listed --> |title=Rustin's soccer team notches win in debut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94775295/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |issue=178 #99 |date=September 7, 2006 |page=D07 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In July 2007 after a year's collaboration starting in June 2006, a group of San Francisco Bay Area Black LGBT community leaders officially formed the Bayard Rustin Coalition (BRC), with the permission of the Estate of Bayard Rustin. The BRC promotes greater Black participation in the electoral process, advances civil and human rights issues, and promotes the legacy of Rustin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bajko |first=Matthew |date= May 14, 2008 |title=Gay Black Political Group Forms |url=https://www.ebar.com/news///239021 |work=Bay Area Reporter |location=San Francisco |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref>