Yesterday, my partner and I attended Madison’s Pride parade and festival afterward. There seemed to be many more people this year than in previous years and this heartens me. I think the movement for equality, gay marriage rights, and equality in the military have taken huge steps forward.
New York legalizing gay marriage and the systematic dismantling of DADT are extremely significant and I hope the movement can keep building momentum. Equality is a long overdue concept! Don’t you agree?
After the parade we listened to speeches by Madison mayor, Paul Soglin, whom I don’t like, and long-time congresswoman, Tammy Baldwin. I just love her. Go Tammy! The speeches were inspiring and spoke of hope but had a lingering aftertaste of what hasn’t been achieved yet.
What I found most inspiring was the openness that isn’t normally seen even in downtown Madison and the acceptance that homosexuality is a normal way of life and something that shouldn’t be shoved in a closet. This is the way it should be everywhere.
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