Thank you for the words of support.
On the LGBTQ front, I am supportive of equal rights. Period. I think a lot of the legislation is repetitive and unnecessary, IF and only IF people( the opposers) truly believed in liberty. Alas, they do not in reality, so the additional laws must be written. I support gay marriage. I used to have issues with gays in the military but have changed. Go serve and do your thing. Again, that liberty thingy.
As a neighbor, IDGAF. Two people love each other? Go for it. It's getting rarer by the day. I respect the precious nature of that relationship. Maybe that's too folksy or whatever, but that's my POV. There's a metric shit-ton of straight folks who I see out there fucking shit up, and I roll my eyes regularly. Straights certainly own no high ground here.
As a co-worker, it don't make a fuck to me. I work with everyone. If you're there to do a good job, let's go. If you suck, it's not because of your sexuality. As a people leader, I helped employees get benefits for their partners when our company, while generally progressive, made it deliberately a pain in the ass to get it done before gay marriage was recognized. I have celebrated marriages, births, and sadly funerals of fellow gay employees; and in saying that, I don't mean at the break room at work, but after being invited to their place. The first time one of my employees got to introduce her wife to our team at an outing is one of my favorite experiences ever. Maybe it's a product of my growing up adopted, but I dare say some of these folks and I became family, not in the blood sense, but of the heart.
There are things on which we are gonna disagree. That's called life. Fiscally I have no political party any more. There's nobody even pretending to be responsible. Socially, the right is pushing me away. Bigtime. I have shared those feelings on here, and maybe it isn't fast enough for some on here. I understand that sentiment. I'm not sure what constitutes an "ally," but I don't really care about a certain title. The people who need to know, know I have their back.