Gay students graduate openly at military academies

[Swede Atlanta]

5. And those that think marriage and other equality issues will not happen........

This is just another example of how the LGBT community is, in many ways, just like everyone else. We don't eat rodents or small children for breakfast. We don't have 4 heads. We are not possessed of the devil. We do not want to molest little boys or girls statistically anymore than heterosexual men and women. We do not want to entice heterosexuals into a sinful life of wanton lust and perversion.

As more and more people see this the opposition to full inclusion of LGBT persons will fade. It will take another 15-20 years for the fossils to go to their graves, full of hate and bigotry. But in the end, equality for LGBT persons will come.

Now let's not kid ourselves that prejudice will not exist, especially among the most fervent of the religious Christian right wing. It will just as it has since the landmark civil rights advances for African-Americans in the 1960s. But, under the law, LGBT persons will be treated equally, fairly and justly.

Have a great Memorial Day holiday. Remember those that fought and those that died protecting our nation and, unfortunately, also those that were sent off to fight wars of political choosing with no legitimate American interest such as Vietnam or Iraq.