(April 30, 2013)  Frankly, I'll be happy when we get past the
"First (fill in the blank) to (fill in the blank)" in history.
First gay, woman, African American, lesbian, Hispanic, Puerto
Rican, etc. etc. et-freakin'-cetera! This is the 21st Century,
for crying out loud. Aren't we over this? That's a rhetorical
question; I know the answer. All I had to do was look at the
front page of The Courant Tuesday morning to see that the Jason
Collins story took up most of the page. I'm a sucker for a big
splash.  I don't know what it's like to grow up gay, but I know
what it's like to be bullied. It's terrifying. I support the
rights of every person to be who they are and I encourage every
person to be honest about who they are. It makes relationships
easier.  Sign Up For Traffic Text Alerts  It's a long time past
when straight white men ruled the world, and let's face it, they
had mixed results. I would expect the same from any other
homogenous group.  If it's one thing I've learned from a life in
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