In the play room, we had arts and crafts time, made frames and had some great talks with the kids there. And since we were all dancers, that was a topic of conversation as well. We returned to Buffalo for some media interviews which you can see featured HERE on the front page of the newspaper. The next day in Buffalo, we had a meeting with Senator Tim Kennedy. I met the Senator in Albany on a lobby day and he was so excited to bring Miss NY to Buffalo and share experiences from the marriage equality trail.
She has sent me a pin that is a rainbow colored high heel. Could you represent my year as Miss New York any more perfectly?! Love it. Well stereotypes do come from some example, but are generalizations that are detrimental and limiting to any group.
At the festival, we heard from many politicians in support of equality and I of course signed quite a handful of autographs. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay for the parade and lunch and did not get to visit in the festival because I was flying to Buffalo, but it was such a wonderful afternoon and I most certainly did not want to leave!
I ate lunch with a few young people who were interning with Christine Quinn because they wanted to be advocates for social justice. So cool. And once again, negative stereotypes of PRIDE parades were proven wrong — instead crowds of loving and supportive people, in jeans and t-shirts nonetheless, celebrating equality and supporting their forward, fair-minded politicians.
What we have to remember is that the Pride parade is one day, and Pride month is one month, June, but we must celebrate people all day and every day. I did experience a first at this parade though that I have to share. So with me still on the top we pull forward, reverse back, wind around the car and then proceed to jump the car with cables.
What an experience — one every pageant girl must have. Many of you have probably noticed two very attractive men in many of my photos…. Thomas Roberts and Hudson Taylor. Sorry ladies and gentlemen — both taken. Hudson Taylor is a quickly rising face of equality in sports, a leader in this movement of respecting diversity, and a fearless straight ally whom I admire and am proud to call a friend.
He's now a wrestling coach at Columbia University. He is also the founder of Athlete Ally , his non-profit that raises awareness of equality on sports, holds athletes, coaches and fans accountable through his mission and pledge, and emphasizes the importance of straight allies in the locker room who allow LGBTQ athletes to feel safe, supported and equal contributors of the team without bias or discrimination.
It was amazing to hear the influence that the voice of a year-old straight athlete can and has had on adults and their openness about their own sexual orientation. Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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