I was a boy who rode his bicycle up and down the sidewalks of a small town in Iowa.
I was the boy who delivered your newspaper and shoveled your driveway
I was an Eagle Scout who built elevated planter beds in a city's park
I was the president of the national honor society in my high school, played my sax in the band and sang in the choir.
I am the father of two sons, who raised two girls who aren't my own.
I am a man who provides for his family as best I can
I am a man who cares deeply for my community and serves on the boards of two local non-profits
I am gay, and didn't choose to be that way.
What did I ever do to deserve to have some of my civil rights taken away...
Nothing. And that's the point.
ReplyDeleteYour post reminds me of a scene from "Milk" where Harvey goes on a bit of a rampage, pointing out that if civil rights are going to be won for gays, gays need to come out of the closet - because once people realize they know one, or two, or three - they see that there is a human face on what others try to demonize.
The need to put a human face on gays is as strong today as it was 30 years ago, despite all the progress that has been made.
Nothing sir. But as I said in my recent post: People don't get what they deserve. They just get what they get.
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