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Mary Katherine Backstrom was shocked when she found out she was gay when she moved to Orlando , Florida .
Two years later , she learned she had a gay friend who saved her life at Pulse nightclub.
Backstrom: "I hope you're having a super uncomfortable Pride month . I know from painful, hard-earned experience what discomfort can do to change minds".
LZ Granderson: Pride is not a sin. Being gay is not some party. It’s a courageous protest that weak minded fearfulots just can’t comprehend.
LZ: Polite hate is the most dangerous kind of hate. It loads the gun, then just backs away quietly.
This June , I beg you to look past the prejudice and the preaching you’ve had crammed down your throat your whole life. Look past your anger, and your pastor’s fear. Look at these beautiful humans. They are trying with all their hearts to claim the dignity and love and safety that they, as humans, deserve. This? THIS is what you are scared of? These are the forces of evil? I get it. I was brainwashed, too. But all along, I knew there was something amiss. For twenty years , I was too afraid to challenge my faith.
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