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They sit in fear. They hide their secret of same-sex attraction orgender identity

differences. They feel shame because of their physical appearance. They listen and

often believe the message that something is wrong with them.

The true price of bigotry goes far beyond any dollar value. It is the very future and

lives of our children. It is yourfuture and my future.

This price is too high when even one child is hurt; its beyond what any civilized society

can afford. Every moment that a child hurts, questions their worth, or contemplates

suicide, every moment that people spend in hypocritical bigoted judgment of others

instead of opening their hearts and minds to the true beauty of each individual is a

moment spent bankrupting our moral society.

When will Freedom Riders ride again? When will Civil Rights marchers cross bridges

not just to remember the past but to demand the future? When will we stop criticizing

places like Alabama and instead invest ourmoney and our time in support of people

and agencies struggling to make a difference on the local level?

How many more lives will be ruined or lost

before we say, No More!?

Let us not forget our children the

millions that live homeless on our streets

every night and the millions that sit in our

public schools every day subjected to

ignorance, bigotry, and hatred.

Every child is beautiful. Every child

deserves our love and respect.

Queer youth in rural areas dont have

access to support that is available in many

urban communities. They are often

subjected to oppressive bigoted authority

figures in their schools, churches, and

throughout their communities. Our

children in most rural communities dont have advocates to support them in these

situations.

Youth who are the victims of bullying and harassment frequently do not know they

have legal options. In Alabama these students do have an organization whose

mission is to advocate for the LGBT community the GLBT Advocacy & Youth

Services provides support to all ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities and

works to raise awareness of the needs of the GLBTQ community.

James Robinson is the founder ofGLBT Advocacy & Youth Se rvices in Hunts ville, Ala. He is acommunity advocate and activist.

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