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 The Difference Between Unicyclist and LGBT Rights.
Summary: In some areas we appreciate uniqueness. In other areas we demand conformity. Unicycling and LGBT Equal Rights exemplify this difference.
Excerpt from Straight Into Gay America.
5 weeks and 1,000 miles of unicycling for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender equal rights:
- No one cited Biblical injunctions against me unicycling on the road.
- No one studied the constitution to see what to do with my one wheel preference.
- No one said to me. “We have our place. You have your place.”
- No one forced me to ride in a closet.
What if we celebrated LGBT difference as easily as the difference between bicycling and unicycling, as a gift to be thankful for among all the standard wheel arrangements? |
Straight Into Gay America:
My Unicycle Journey for Equal Rights.
by Lars Clausen
(Soulscapers, 2006)
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