When I met my wife 32 years ago, there was no legal recognition of same-sex marriage anywhere in the world.
Texas effectively decriminalized homosexual relations nationwide. It was not until 2003 that the landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court in Lawrence v. When I first started marching for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community in the ’70s, homosexuality was effectively “illegal” in the United States.For me, Pride Month is a time for both celebration and reflection. Pride is the promotion of the dignity, self-affirmation, and equality of humans who happen to identify as LGBTQ+. Since the start of the modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement over 50 years ago, Pride marches, parades, and celebrations have emerged around the world, typically in June, to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Thank you for encouraging me to bring my whole lesbian self to this community and to proudly serve as your board chair and celebrate Pride month with you! I’m proud to be a member of this global and inclusive Agile community–a thriving and diverse community of over 72,000 people who help people realize their full potential as we explore, apply, and expand Agile principles and values.
