I Celebrate PRIDE because of two men
Who showed me a loving home protects the community
I don’t need a special month to celebrate Pride.
I do it by remembering the great people who supported me when I needed it and didn’t know it.
As I was growing up, many people in the (LGBTQ+) community invited me into their lives and their homes to show me what a loving home could be like.
Their orientation didn’t come up until much later — decades later when we ran into each other and had enough life experience to talk more openly.
I had no idea people could love in so many ways. I began hearing the sniggers in junior high and getting more confused when I heard the answers. More importantly, why ruin the chance for friendship by being judgmental?
I’ve learned there is no such thing as too many friends.
- A good friend helps you heal when life gets rough.
- A good friend stands by you when your luck or your love runs out on you.
And if favor shines upon you, it turns into love.
Meet my neighbors J & B
Where would I be today, were it not for the kindness of strangers who turned my neighborhood corner into a community?
