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JudyM

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11. Sad, but really also lovely to hear about it from you, having been there.

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 09:49 PM

Jun 2016

Times have changed with speed I'm sure you couldn't have anticipated, either, right? Rights were just dribblingly increasing, then corporations actually helped once they realized it was good for them to attract the best talent... The business environment propelled things faster than was otherwise possible in the social environment alone. Fascinating to have witnessed that. Progress not through moral development, but by economic strategy. Ha.
When I came out to my nieces and nephews about 10 years ago it was no big deal to them, though it was to me. It's just stunning, and then boom, marriage, so suddenly.

Did you ever think you would realistically see this much progress in your lifetime?

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A Time to Stand With Gay Americans [View all] JudyM Jun 2016 OP

It is amazing how many, including from "our" side have marginalized the LGBT community. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #1

Amazing but entirely predictable cast of marginalizers. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #3

Got choked up reading your reply. So many. That 18 year old girl (Akira) who just graduated H.S. JudyM Jun 2016 #7

Been there from the early days -- 1976 CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #2

Major props are due to all who put their/our shoulders to what has seemed like a Sisyphean task JudyM Jun 2016 #8

At that time it seemed inevitable CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #10

Sad, but really also lovely to hear about it from you, having been there. JudyM Jun 2016 #11

K&R! Odin2005 Jun 2016 #4

Personally, I would hope a tragedy isn't what is needed to stand w/ gay Americans justiceischeap Jun 2016 #5

Hope. It's the thing with feathers. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #6

Clearly not the case for a large chunk of the population. And where's the leadership on this? JudyM Jun 2016 #9

We've lost site on DU Sissyk Jun 2016 #12

Sadly, I expected it to happen. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #14

im so sorry, my friend. Sissyk Jun 2016 #15

I can tell you I am very angry. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #16

I can feel your anger and I hear you! Sissyk Jun 2016 #18

How everyone isn't mourning this massive hate crime is a tragic, and horrifically telling moment. herding cats Jun 2016 #13

Thanks back. It's strikingly obvious how little talk there is, still, about the hate crime aspect. JudyM Jun 2016 #19

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2016 #17