I know that there is a "DAY" for everything now....this is an international recognition that I think is important....and it is happening today.
I don't think it is only whispered about now and those who chose this path don't have to leave their country or be stigmatized for life anymore....I hope.
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"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
"It's all one song!" -Neil Young