Pride Despite Prejudice
I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with something upbeat to write for Pride Month. It's been a tough year for all of us, and for a lot of people in the LGBTQ+ community things aren't getting better. For example, more than 140 bills have been introduced in 33 states to restrict the rights of transgender people. There is proposed legislation in Texas that would make providing gender-affirming medical care to a child a felony, tantamount to child abuse. Religious organizations are fighting against allowing gay couples to foster children.