How far we've come
Oct. 22nd, 2010 09:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwex
In the 1980s I joined ACT UP. I've never thought it was a good idea to out someone forcibly, but confronted with a president who would not even say the word "AIDS" I felt it was imperative that people be jolted out of their comfortable sensibilities and be aware that thousands of their countrymen were dying of this wholly preventable, undeserved disease. The shunning and shame of being gay in that decade made a medical issue into a social transformative issue, and clearly the transformation of our society has a long way to go.Today I saw this:
And by the way, there's also this:
No, we're not done yet. But man, we've come a long way in 25 years.
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Date: 2010-10-22 05:53 pm (UTC)I spent most of the 80's as a gay activist, and during that time, I never thought that I would see gay marriage IN MY LIFETIME. I'm stunned at how quickly it came, at least to a few states. No, things aren't ALL better yet. But god, the pace of change has been breathtaking.
I love you, Barack Obama.
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:18 pm (UTC)So many meanings
Date: 2010-10-22 08:19 pm (UTC)(P.S. read your email lately?)
Re: So many meanings
Date: 2010-10-22 08:31 pm (UTC)(Did. Love it.)
Re: So many meanings
Date: 2010-10-22 08:32 pm (UTC)