Coming Out Day Eve

This evening as I prepare my gayest clothes (read rainbow everything)for tomorrow's annual coming out day here in the U.S of A., I am mindful of why we must come out- because others cannot.

Sweden and Holland are reconsidering deporting Iranian LGBT refugees. If deported they will be killed. Its the law.

LGBT Iraqi's live in fear and warranted fear of the jihad to kill them all.

Poland has a new President, Prime Minister and boss of the conservative Catholic Party and they're all homo haters.

Russian nationalist protesters attacked lgbt activists.

Beltway Republicans live in fear as well.

And in the rest of the U.S. of A. many more cannot but, because those of us have and do come out this is what happens:

States that include sexual orientation in their hate crime laws:
AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, IL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MA, MN, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, OR, RI, TN, VT, WA, WI

States with no Marriage Ban:
NM, WY, WI, NY, RI, CN, NJ, DE, MD

States with approved LGBT marriage:
MA

States that allow LGBT joint-parent adoption:
CA, MA, NJ, NM, NY, OH, VT, WA, WI, and the D.C.

States with Non-Discrimination protections:
CA, CT, the D.C., HI, IL, MA, ME, MD, MN, NE, NM, NY, RI, VT, WA, WI

Proven Results.

Until we are a force to be reckoned with we will never make the gains we want.
We must push, we must shout, we must come out.