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There is Still Progress to be Made
I was talking to a friend the other day about dating and falling for people. She is straight and started to talk about stealing first kisses while on first or second or third dates. This is when I realized the privilege that heterosexual couples have, that they may not realize. Straight couples can kiss in cafes, theatres, museums, and restaurants. Straight couples can kiss in public without having the fear that someone will fill their special moment with hate. When you are in a same-sex relationship, something as simple as holding hands with your partner in public holds anxiety and fear for what someone hateful may say. The LGBTQIA+ community prides itself on just that - pride. But sometimes pride is hard to hold when people don't believe that you deserve to love the one that you want to. It's easy to give in to the notion that because same-sex marriage is legalized in all 50 states (and more countries are jumping on the bandwagon every year,) that there aren't any mor...
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