Indeed, and things are getting worse! I spent my entire life in an era of progress and deepening acceptance for LGBTQ people like me. Now, evil is afoot again, and monsters abound.

I thought I'd spend my old age basking in that warmth of certain progress and love.

Instead, I have to face ordinary illnesses and old age while watching our rights erode and religious homophobes snatching power and doing everything they can to hurt us.

Well, it hurts. Let me tell you.