THE WORLD IS WAITING

Caught in our own struggle for marriage equality in the United States, it is relatively easy to forget that in some parts of the world there are still heinous legal consequences for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered. LGBT communities across the globe are still parochial in outlook, concerned with struggles on a local or national level rather than the common struggles across the globe. This type of focus is understandable given the adversity and challenges we face from day to day. But it is imperative that we see our quest for full equality, and the valuing of our humanity, as interconnected with other LGBT people we will never know or meet. SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, has to say SOMETHING. It might as well be you.