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It’s the time of year again!  The time when we come together as one and celebrate our lives and our freedoms like only our community can.  We have had some small victories this year, but still not near enough to equalize us within American society.  As you can see, this year’s theme involves a relatively new organization called Get Equal, which will hopefully serve as a constant reminder of what we are fighting for.  This group has moved the discussion from just politely asking for our civil rights, to the streets in protest and demanding them.  While there has been considerable debate as to the effectiveness of their tactics, I for one commend and welcome them.  I do believe there is room for a variety of methods in gaining full equality for GLBT folks and this is just one more that can be used in our arsenal.
Nevertheless, there has been some heated discussions going on in various sites about the best way to present ourselves, our demands and our desire to be out, open and honest about our lives.  Personally, I truly dislike asking for something that should be rightfully ours.  On the other hand, I understand the need to be diplomatic and go through channels to achieve success.  However, Get Equal is only a few months old and I believe they will eventually hit on a strategy of disobedience that will be effective and garner mainstream attention, all the while putting pressure on those would be supporters in Congress and the POTUS to do the right thing.  We have a majority now, but won’t after the upcoming mid-term elections.  If anyone thinks for one second, that a Republican-controlled Congress is going to bend over backward for us, you are sadly mistaken.  Therefore, the race is on for us to achieve as much as politically possible between now and the elections.