Moving Forward Together: The Dream of Marriage Equality Remains Alive
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November 9, 2008 2:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/moving_forward_together_the_dream_of_mar.php

Editor's Note: Jacqueline Wing is the communications manager at The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

On Wednesday morning, I realized that the diverse, accepting and all-encompassing world I live and work in victimized me to what I believe must be "reverse sheltering." My apartment in West Los Angeles is less than two miles from my office, which is nestled on Santa Monica Boulevard in the heart of West Hollywood. I work for a non-profit organization that operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Needless to say, I spend my workdays surrounded by compassionate people who believe in human rights and equality. Likewise, I spend many lunch hours walking past rainbow flags proudly waving in the wind as cars zoom by plastered with Human Rights Campaign bumper stickers. Most recently, the streets of West Hollywood and the lawns of my neighbors displayed dark blue election signs reading: "VOTE NO ON PROP 8: UNFAIR AND WRONG."