I attended my first #Pride in June 1998.
I was bashed in broad daylight two months later.
Matthew Shepard was murdered two months after that. He was barely 6mo younger than me.
I resolved to go to Pride every year I could afterwards. Strength in fucking numbers.
Grimmy's thread is worth reading:
Third, and most importantly, I do it because I don't want anyone to EVER go through that again. To be visibly strong, defiant and MYSELF for the people who need to see that.
