Things to remember

Yesterday marked 10 years since Matthew Shepard was beaten to death simply for being who he was. Things like this, I think, are worth remembering. Some of the things that make this country so cool are the freedoms we are allowed; the freedoms soldiers have died to protect, but that's another post for another day. ;) It's ok to disagree with a person's lifestyle. It's not ok though to hate something so much that the hatred progresses from the thing to the person and then explodes.

I'm not posting this to be labeled as a "hey, let's make love, not war" type of person. Some of my very best friends are gay. I love them. They are some of the most real, wonderful people I've ever known. They're wonderful. And I don't care for their lifestyle, but I still love them. I don't think anyone should hate people because they don't like their lifestyle. It's clear what hatred can do.

I'm not sure what else to say except for what's on a t-shirt I have from being on costume crew for The Laramie Project: "It's about hate...it's about hope...it's about Laramie."