Last December 31st the Salt Lake Tribune made history with its front page Special Report Gay in Utah and the front page picture of a lesbian couple and their son. It was followed by pages of articles about teens coming out and near suicide attempts, about gay adoption and the story of a gay couple in their 60's as well as other gay related articles. It spoke of the problems we're all familiar with and highlighted issues that, for some, would seem to set us apart from the rest of the world. No matter what word is used to describe us, whether it's gay or straight, it's never been able to change the same heart that beats in us all.
Orientation has no monopoly on the heart.
We all, all of us, look for the same human feelings of sharing. Our hearts all sing the same song. No matter what the color of our eyes or hair may be or whether we're short or tall or black or white, we all reach out for the closeness that warms us and that warms the one we love. The poetry or the music may be different for each of us but the place within us that it reaches is the same place in us all. We're more than white or black or gay or straight.