New Year's Day is the time for lists of wishes for the coming year. This is a gay list by Josh Goodman in the Huffington Post.
* LGBT-inclusive curricula for schools. Learning about us will make us less scary and lead to less bullying.
* Comprehensive sex-ed. Current classes do nothing for gay kids. While we're at it, let's get rid of abstinence only.
* Get rid of "kill the gays" laws. We've avoided such a law in Uganda so far. But they exist in dozens of other countries, such as United Arab Emirates.
* An out pro athlete. None yet in baseball, basketball, football or hockey. Such a person would destroy stereotypes and be a great role model.
* Better adoption laws. Gay couples have problems in 34 states. Two dads are better than no parents.
* Public Service Announcements for adults that address homophobia.
* Discussions about intersectionality. We aren't just gay. Some are gay and black, gay and old, or gay and poor.
* More help for homeless gay youth.
* More help for gay seniors.
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