I am Proud

I don't want anyone reading this to doubt that I am proud of who I am. I am proud of who I love and I am proud of this community that I belong to. I am especially proud of our community. 

We are diverse. And I am thankful for that every day of my life. And I am proud of that.

I am proud of those of us who hide in order to serve our country.

I am proud of those of us who stand up every day and tell our children that it gets better.

I am proud of those of us who refuse to let their voices be silenced. 

I am proud every time a member of our community stands up for what is right. I am proud for those who worked against proposition 8, of those who marched in DC last year, of those who have stood up and said enough is enough.

I am proud of our children for not giving up. 

I am proud of our adults for not giving up.

I am proud of our artists, our teachers, our politicians, our students, our parents, our children. 

I am proud of us.

I AM PROUD.