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The first paragraph of "My Christmas Gift to Myself: Pride" [View all]
Last edited Mon Dec 26, 2022, 09:30 AM - Edit history (1)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/25/opinion/christmas-gay-pride.htmlThis is by Charles Blow, from today's issue of the New York Times. The whole piece is good, but I especially love this first paragraph...
This Christmas I introduced my boyfriend to my family. It was one of the greatest gifts I ever gave myself. It was the gift of demanding to be seen by the people whom I love in the fullness of myself. It was the gift of forcing my worlds into collision and therefore into singularity. It was the gift of living in truth and walking in freedom.
EDITED TO ADD: 4dog was kind enough (and competent enough, unlike myself) to post the non-paywall link in the comments below so you can read the whole thing.
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