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I adore this.

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I adore YOU.

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Beautiful, Tyler. Better off for it, indeed. Your voice pushes this dream we share forward a little more every time you use it. Thank you for the way you encourage others to turn the volume of their voices up louder.

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I'll keep using this ol voice of mine then. Always! Thank YOU.

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I think more and more people are starting to embrace that the human condition cannot be shoved into boxes... With anything much less gender. And I think the more people embrace that curiosity and the fact that two or more things can be true at the same time, the better off we will all be. Thank you sharing these words!

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Thank you so much for showing up for them. It means so much.

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I wholeheartedly agree. At the beginning of Covid I had this conviction that I wanted to be on the right side of history. Keeping people safe, following every guideline, sacrificing for the greater good. Attacks against the LGBT community feel the same to me, that not supporting puts you on the wrong side of history. I cannot readily think of a time when marginalizing a group of people looked good (or was good) in hindsight. When marriage equality passed I was young(er) and saw a gateway to rapid change. Not many years later I'm horrified at how quickly the backslide started and where we could end up.

We have to keep fighting, well past burn out, because no group should be villianized in this 'land of the free'.

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I too am horrified, and I too am settling in for the long fight. It's gonna be a battle, but we cannot give up.

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Thank you for being a voice for so many. As an ally, I always try to participate in any Pride month events I can or just show support for anyone needing it. It’s heartbreaking to see laws and groups of people trying to prevent some from being who they truly are. I always appreciate your words! Also, go Cards! Haha I am anti-cubs 😆

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It is the absolute least I can do. I'll always try to do more, always.

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You are a beautiful soul.

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So too, are you.

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