June marks LGBTQI Pride Month, celebrating people who are "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex". I think most of us agree with US President Joe Biden's declaration that LGBTQI people are loved and cherished, and they deserve "dignity, respect and support".
Most people who identify as part of the LGBTQI community have grown up in a world that promotes equality and protection of human rights. Pride Month is a celebration of people coming together to show how far those rights have come -- and how in some places there's still work to be done.
The fact is, LGBTQI people in many places continue to live with unacceptable violence and discrimination. Those who seek to promote and protect the rights of LGBTQI people are also vulnerable to attack.
