True intimacy isn’t only sexual I walked through the crowd at DC’s Capital Pride on June 8 as groups were lining up to set off on the Pride parade.
Walking down a crowded side street, I saw one of the loveliest men in town, a straight ally. He greeted me warmly, hugged me, and kissed me on the cheek.
I thought happily, how times have changed! Despite the risk we now face of legal setbacks from a right-wing Supreme Court, the greater social and cultural acceptance LGBTQ people have won is largely beyond the reach of politicians and judges.
Changed expectations are hard to erase. Generational change is not the same everywhere. Cities attract people who take diversity more in stride.