Wicked Good Read :: The GLBT community remembers Ted Kennedy

Notes from leading community members (locally and nationally) recall the late Senator as a lion-hearted advocate for LGBT issues.

"If there ever is a gay Mount Rushmore, Ted Kennedy needs to be chiseled in that stone. He was our champion, our defender, our protector from the moment he went to Washington. But if our bond ran deeper, it was also because of his own flaws and tragic losses. Many of us have also lost loved ones, we’ve misstepped along the way, we’ve had regrets because we weren’t always honest about who we were.

"Yet, there was Teddy rising to the floor, bringing us to our feet, reminding us of what we could do and accomplish. That’s why his loss is so deep and so wide. He made everything possible, within reach and he embraced all of life. And that was a big part of the connection many of us felt." (Continue Reading-Source/Bay Windows)