Today is Harvey Milk day. “Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must tell the people in the stores you shop in. Once they realize that we are indeed their children, that we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and all. And once you do, you will feel so much better.” - Harvey Milk

THIS IS THE QUEEN OF AMERICA

THIS IS THE QUEEN OF AMERICA.

If you do not know who this is, you haven't been paying attention. Think The United States doesn't have a monarchy? Think again. This monarch sits atop a throne that would never be appropriate for any other royalty. It is simple. Plain. Made of wood. A throne and a voice that sits beside 8 other thrones of no greater or no less importance.

But hers is the voice that shuts down the other 8, for hers is a voice of reason, experience, knowledge, longevity, and a courage to stand up for equality. From this throne, she prevails over the land and stands for her people. We regard her as an aging, meager mentor.

Yet, she is a fierce ally to those indignantly oppressed and an even fiercer and formidable foe to those that challenge the rights of others. Many people of this land owe their lives of freedom to this great matriarch: for she is all that stands up to the face of tyranny. She will prevail. She will continue to lead us through on the path of justice and liberty.

If you don't yet know who this is, you had best soon figure it out. Because this is the Queen of America. And her vote is perhaps the greatest weapon we have as a country. This is RBG.