The 40 year Struggle

Today is June 28, 2009. This marks the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which essentially created the gay rights movement. The issue has come far, but has much more to go.

However, let us also spend the day celebrating the achievements of the last generation. Today, many more children grow up in a more caring environment and do not have to hide their homosexuality. We should remember the past, while recommitting ourselves to the work that lies ahead. As it is written in Pirkei Avot about the study of Torah, "It is not incumbent upon you to complete the task. But, you are not free to desist from it." Such words have a powerful effect in almost any large endeavor, and this struggle is among them.