Pride Takes Strides Toward Equality – The Louisville Cardinal
He originally came to Louisville to pursue a path of ministry,
but decided to earn his masters in counseling psychology. I often thought about who I was as a
young person Not knowing what to do,...
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Pride Takes Strides Toward Equality – The Louisville Cardinal
He originally came to Louisville to pursue a path of ministry,
but decided to earn his masters in counseling psychology. I often thought about who I was as a
young person Not knowing what to do, or who to talk to, or what even being gay meant I always
think back to what I could have had back then to make it easier for me. That was 25 years ago,
and today for many students, LGBT has become a part of their life and identity. For the seven
years it has been recognized on campus, the LGBT community has made champion strides at
UofL. This year, they hosted Pride week keynote Richard Blanco,White House representative well
known by both the Latino and gay community forhis poetry as the fifth inaugural poet of the United
States and first gay and first Latino inaugural poet, at that. Claiming he often had to negotiate with
his identities in America, Blanco recited many of his poems to the Louisville community last
Monday evening, ent
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