Today on Coming Out Day I don't feel compelled to make a huge statement about who I am. Rather, it is in my daily life that I come out. In daily conversations sometimes guarded with hiccup answers when I use the phrase "my wife" in a hushed tone. I'm envious of those who can openly refer to their spouse without fear of judgement. It is in my daily living when my children's two moms show up to events that my hawk eyes peer for judging glances to protect them from bigotry.
It is our life. It is my children's lives.
Today we will run errands like others, buying things we need to make lunches and family dinners. We will get some festive fall things like pumpkins or maybe a craft. We will follow our agenda. We will do the usual things families like mine do on a Saturday when we're plotting to destroy "traditional marriage"and other guarded doctrine of our society. Our agenda includes a trip to Target, Home Depot and a local farmers market.
Today I thank all of you who support my family and all families who demonstrate the beautiful tapestry of our human landscape as we show the world what love looks like. Whoever you are, either allies or LGBT family, thank you for standing with my family today and everyday.
www.hrc.org/resources/category/coming-out
It is our life. It is my children's lives.
Today we will run errands like others, buying things we need to make lunches and family dinners. We will get some festive fall things like pumpkins or maybe a craft. We will follow our agenda. We will do the usual things families like mine do on a Saturday when we're plotting to destroy "traditional marriage"and other guarded doctrine of our society. Our agenda includes a trip to Target, Home Depot and a local farmers market.
Today I thank all of you who support my family and all families who demonstrate the beautiful tapestry of our human landscape as we show the world what love looks like. Whoever you are, either allies or LGBT family, thank you for standing with my family today and everyday.
www.hrc.org/resources/category/coming-out
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