MY TURN: Loving your neighbor includes listening first
In response to the recent letter questioning the point of Pride: it seems there’s some confusion about what exactly LGBTQ+ people are proud of, and why Pride exists in the first place.
Pride isn’t about saying “Look at my sexual orientation!” It’s about refusing to be ashamed of something that, for generations, people were beaten, imprisoned, fired or killed for. It’s about survival, visibility and community in the face of a world that, for far too long, told LGBTQ+ people to hide — or else.
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