Even those founding fathers recognized this when they coined that motto, and it was echoed by the US military motto "in diversity is our strength," which of course Pete Hegseth, the utterly unqualified white nationalist idiot now in charge of the military recently denounced.

They can do that in their official capacity. We can be noisy about all things LGBTQ in our unofficial capacity. I have faith in New York, where graffiti became glorious and spray-can Michelangelos abound. If I were in the Village, I'd ask every home and business to put a Q and a T in the window.

Seventy, really, and I feel like I've aged five years since that last birthday. But I'm still mobile and pretty active, so I'm not complaining. Anyway, I hope the same for you--mobile and pretty active at seventy. I know that's setting the bar low, but sometimes we need to adjust our expectations.

You look strong!