The message was stronger than just the new federal right to marriage. And what a healing message to LGBTQ people. What a powerful moment this was to our nation. And there were a few older lesbian and gay folks who were a bit more somber – looking at the White House with tears streaming down their faces. And Lafayette Square was jammed with people – most of whom appeared to be straight and younger. I’ve lived in DC for 20 years and have never seen our president’s home any other color than white. While homosexulaity was taken out of the DSM, many therapists still believed that there was something wrong with being gay, lesbian or bisexual. I grew up in a time that being LGBTQ was a thing of shame and an object of hatred. I jumped off my bike and was motionless for a moment.
I shouted out, “The White House is lit up like a gay pride flag!” I decided that I had to see it in person, so I rode my bike to the White House, arriving at 12:30 am.
The White House was bathed in the six colors of the gay pride flag. It was late, almost midnight, and I quickly checked Facebook and saw what seemed unbelievable. I was at dinner with some friends and things were winding down. July 27th, 2015 It was the night of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality.
