There won't be dancing down Market Street in San Francisco today. Today is when there parade was to have happened, but health concerns got it cancelled. This is the weekend when many celebrations and parades were to have happened.
Since we can't participate in a live parade, I was thinking of watching some previous ones. Last night I actually watched a short video I made that I made at at Pride Parade a few years ago. It was fun reliving that experience. Something became very obvious to me just a few seconds into the video - everyone was smiling. The people there were happy!
Human rights have certainly improved over the years, but there is still a lot of work to do. Some folks have to stay in the closet or otherwise risk their physical safety, their housing, or their job. Once a year many escape to places like San Francisco, Toronto, West Hollywood, or New York City, where they can be their authentic self.
No such gatherings this year unfortunately, but there are numerous things happening online, some of them are ongoing,
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