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As I walked through the countless stands on both sides of the central walkway, I saw countless organizations, each representing a different group in the community- veteranarians, religious people, families, divorcees, education, english speakers, political parties, youth, social activists and more. None of these groups are any different than any of us- we all can identify with the aforementioned- but these groups had one commonality between them- they were all representing the gay community.
As I looked closer, I began seeing the groups that reminded me of the struggles still faced by this vibrant and colorful community- advertisements for surrogacy programs, bumper stickers being passed out saying "I also want to get married", and a booth for transgender men and women, who suffer more than you think.
I began to think about the article I read this morning about an American Christian family and their ultimate price for not fully accepting their gay son- his life. To everyone in this park there is a mother or a father. Some have been kicked out of their homes for being gay, some are still hiding their reality from their parents, and some may feel that today is the only day where they can dress up or put on a costume and let their true colors show.
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Parents reaching out |
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As I made my way out of the park, I overheard two young men in conversation. The first one said "I'm going over to TEHILA (the stand)". The second young man asked "why?", and the first replied "to wish my mother 'Mazal Tov'".
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