"There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it's now OK to express ourselves publicly."We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity." - George Takei.Let nothing stand in your way." - Tony Kushner Learn at least this: what you are capable of. "Don't be afraid people are so afraid don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone.I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance." - Alice Walker "I will not have my life narrowed down.
People assume that because we can get married and serve in the American military, that full parity has been met, and we live in some society where all things are equal. These short notes, these quotes for Pride should be remembered like a melody, kept in our hearts and minds, and shared with others.Īnd yet, because of persecution and queer erasure, so many of our words are at risk of being lost or forgotten. When LGBTQIAP+ people and allies speak about our history, our joy, our fraught existence, there is within those letters an entire oral tradition that elevates language into something more. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.There is power in words, in quotes, and the eloquence of others. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here.
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