June is Pride Month, for the International
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Community. It is a celebration
of our human dignity. While Pride month sparks many parades,
celebrations, prayer services, and reminders of our past, we
continue to look to the future with a great deal of hope. Our
Pride Celebrations are a beacon of hope, and joy for both our
community and our allies. It is a bitter sweet time because we
also remember the many members of our community who were allowed
to die in isolation from HIV/AIDS a story we must never allow to
be forgotten. While those were dark days in our human rights
journey, by coming together as a community we brought light to
that darkness. In our Pride celebrations we must never forget
our LGBT families, seniors, and youth. Far too many LGBT
Families with children are still struggling just to get their
children protections that any other family would have through
the institution of marriage. Our LGBT youth endure bullying not
only on the streets, but also in their schools