Being Gay is Not Okay

Just when you think things are on track in the world, when countries are beginning to recognize that people with different sexual orientations are not evil and are "real" people, along comes Poland with it's "terrible twins" and their ban against all things gay, Iran with torture and execution of gay men, the US and it's evangelical right, and the pope (don't need to say more on that). There are many more countries that I could add to the list, but I'll let you check the link below for some sad truths.

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/

When I attended Colombo Pride last week I realized how far we still have to go, and no matter how many people are trying to stop the queer community from moving ahead, there are those that are pushing ahead and trying to create "equality for all" (see www.equal-ground.org).