Hey Straight DUers, I Have To Have A Word With You...

[SleeplessinSoCal]

139. I've lost count of how many gay friends I have going back to 1972.

That's when I committed myself to a career in music. Working side by side with gays and straights, where gays often are the wittiest and most talented, I have had an up close and personal look at this fight going back decades.

My personal journey took me to England in 1972, which meant that I was out of the country for Watergate and Roe v Wade. What I find upsetting today is that so many battles that were won by the mid 70s are ongoing and never ending. I think we need each other when people's rights are being taken away. Whether it's voting, marrying, or birth control, there are extremists who want to control us.

I share your joy, and will be there in the future for civil rights for all of us. I hope compassion leads those of us divided on various issues to seek the better path and know who the real enemy is.