At the same time, however, I want to end on an optimistic note, and watching #TippingTheVelvet reminded me that when I first saw it, #SameSexMarriage wasn't legal in the US, and it is now, even if its future is in doubt. Also, at the time, the city near where I went to college was having a referendum on #LGBTQHousing and #HousingDiscrimination, which eventually won #HousingRights for queer people. Dan Savage's #ItGetsBetter campaign was going viral.

We were fighting the bigots then, and it felt like we were winning. Now it feels like we're on the backfoot in that fight, but that doesn't mean the fight is over. We've come really far, too far to give up now, and we have the opportunity to both protect what we've won while pushing for true #justice and #equity.
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