I applaud the courage and the journey as well.

Its just rather sad that it still takes that much courage to just be who we are.

I look forward to the day when even those with less courage will be finally able to come out and live in the sunshine.....

Rita

Me too, RitaTG, me too.

I have had conversations where people cited Ellen DeGegeneres, Carson Kresley... and lately Chaz Bono (having been on Dancing With the Stars), as opening their eyes. They may have never met a gay person or someone TG, but those people on their TV or in pages of magazines gave a face, a smile, eyes, a heart and soul to an issue. The courgage of those celebrities helped those people find the courage to say "I have changed my mind".

I have seen it, with my own two eyes, as without fanfare or newspaper articles a two-point charge voted a few months ago to revise their marriage policy to include same-sex marriages. It passed in both locations, locations that were once a step away from being covenanting congregations.
The vote was not even close.
It passed in one congregation unanimously. In the other, I only fail to say unanimously because someone might have abstained.

Tom Gabel is not well known outside his musical genre, but may someone see his courage and find their own

'tanks, SG, for doing an ordinary post (quite Canadian, actually) aboot someone who is also Terrifically Good :3

I went to listen to the song the lyric is from and found it on YouTube (acoustic). Again, it is not my taste in music. Yet,  as I am lifting things up, I am also proud of most the comments that support him.

(I also hope she keeps the beard...the beard looks good on her)

Such energy; I really like this song

InannaWhimsey,

I have seen oodles of pics of Tom in the past 24 hours, but not a one has a beard.

sorry, i was commenting on your original link

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/324583

(there must be some kinda term for that unshaven glory)