There's nothing like receiving texts from my friends as I'm driving to an out-of-town meeting saying that our local newspaper and radio stations had picked up on the current story surrounding KSU-Salina.
I then move to my website which received almost 4000 page hits yesterday. Phew....I've been on Larry King Live twice now and my website didn't see an increase in hits...I'm denied funding for a talk and people go haywire.
Our society and culture are just so interesting to me.
Pondering aside, I have to say that I really love these types of moments because it gets people talking about issues surrounding diversity. It gets people moving on both local and national levels, which in turn can move the minority forward in their uphill battle for equality.
So, thank you AP press for taking on this story, and thank you to all the allies out there. This is such a great opportunity to talk with those that either don't get lgbt issues or are biased toward certain groups. Sadly, some of the most offensive comments I've read have come from individuals in the gay community....why do the oppressed feel it's okay to hold down others who are oppressed as well?
Our drive toward upward movement in this underlying social hierarchy is something that holds back all communities.
