It is still a risk to do these things, particularly because matters of sex are still charged in our society, and old moralistic notions still seem to demand lip service from politicians. However, we are here today because of the courage of others before us and the risks that they took. We avoid risk out of fear, but security is not to be found by avoiding risk. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of man as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run that outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.
Life is a daring adventure, and all the more so when we are aware of all the possibilities for living it. Our debt of gratitude goes to all those who have expanded our horizons and our possibilities.