June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ community, and this observance encompasses both a poignant look back at the very long and often tumultuous struggle for full civil rights and a jubilant consideration of current victories and future goals in the fight for equality.
LGBTQ history has been scarred with tragic acts of violence against men and women based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, and it has also shown the positive results that can occur when an indefatigable spirit is put forward against implacable odds. And, on occasion, a bizarre consideration has popped up to add confusion or jollity to the mix.
