Oprah shares moving Pride Month message honoring her younger brother who died from AIDS
A post shared by Oprah Daily (@oprahdaily)Oprah, 70, wearing a white top with a rainbow across the chest, continued, “I believe that every single person has the right to love who they want to love and be the person they most want to be.“My hope for you is that you are living a life that feels authentic to you and that you have the support around you to do so, no matter your sexuality.“Whether or not you’re celebrating Pride this month or always, I wish for you the continued freedom to rise to your truest, highest expression of yourself as a human being.”Many welcomed Oprah’s words.“I think about all the friends I lost in the 80s,” said actor Holly Peete. “Beautiful, beautiful men, so talented, so much to offer and just gone… Oprah is right it was such a cruel time.
Our President wouldn’t even say the word AIDS… It was a terrible time.”Film director Nathan Williams said, “Thank you Oprah for always being such a fervent and enthusiastic ally to our community.
Through your show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, many people were able to see the humanity of the LGBTQIA community for the first time.”One woman added, “My son is gay.
We left the church because we were told our son would go to hell and we were wrong loving him and supporting him being gay. I don’t think that is how Jesus would have treated us.”In March, Oprah received the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Awards in Los Angeles.