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Howard Pulchin's avatar

Yes, and sadly my friend, we've been struggling to fit in to a mold that never quite fit perfectly for us. And it the end, we didn't recognize our true value, our true uniqueness and genuine awareness that what we strove for was never going to be perfect.

These simple lines of yours: "we are everywhere, across class, race, gender, and geography. We already have all the raw materials for a more ambitious project. We can break free."

And we've asked for permission for too long and as you have said we received crumbs and acted like we were given the whole cake.

In my work life I once struggled over the a client colleagues were pitching. Their LGBTQ+ compromise would be good for some and less good for others. A colleague tried to placate me by asking: "but isn't some progress better than none?" I answered simple: "Not if we are turning on backs on continued discrimination."

Imagination, yes. Curiosity, definitely. Self-interest, no.

And unlike you, I've only worn a tie once in 20 years.

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Fabrice Houdart's avatar

I wonder where it was? Your wedding, maybe. Thanks for your message and for reading the piece. Happy Pride!

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Noel Thorpe's avatar

Gay people as a whole are no different to the wider community.

Since the covid jab people do not cleave to each other now.

New Zealand did a survey on community Since the isolation of covid less people now stick together

Gay people have never really stuck together even in AIDS crisis..

It was like those people.

Chickens come home to roost.

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