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It's a fabulous feeling being at the parade, seeing the United
float come down the street and you say I work there.
I work at United.
We always wear our United Pride t-shirts
and the people on the floats see us and wave at us
and throw beads at us.
And it's just a lot of fun.
Hey, more United people.
Baggage handler, you know.
Cool.
It was in 1976, and there were a group of us
and we had gotten a permit to march on Main Street, downtown.
The 17 of us, or 18, we're outnumbered vastly
by hooded members of the KKK.
So it was scary, but it was also exhilarating
just knowing that I'm out here and nothing you can do
is going to stop me.
Happy Pride.
Happy Pride.
Keeping that feeling going is what
made me get involved in being an activist in the community.
It was dangerous back in the 60s and 70s
to come out because you faced losing your job
and losing your family.
One of the reasons I'm so proud to work
for a company like United.
United is supportive of whatever walk of life you come from.
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The biggest crowd I had ever seen of gay people
was probably 150.
And now all of a sudden, there were
thousands of people like me.
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And it was, it was really moving.
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I didn't think I'd ever see marriage.
Other countries might, but it's never going
to happen in the United States.
And it did.
I met my husband, Steve, in 1983.
He was dating my best friend.
Since we had known each other a little while
I already really liked him.
And then when he asked me out, I was pretty sure right away.
It's been bliss ever since then.
We got married in Halifax, Canada.
And then we got married again in Seattle in 2005.
We have five boys that we took in.
They've been a part of our lives, and still are.
They're in their 30's now.
I've got grand-babies now.
Pride month means to me freedom, joy.
It's important to look back and realize how far we've come.
And to celebrate the diversity.
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Happy Pride.
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