*Input Required* "LGBT History Month"

[TheSkronkDonkey]

Originally Posted by smc

I don't want to speak for the OP, but in general the purpose of celebrating "minorities" and their contributions is not to make the point that their contributions to society were made because they are black, or transgender, or whatever, but to point out that people make contributions regardless of such things. "History month"-type celebrations are meant to take an opportunity to step back and remind the world that despite their best efforts to do otherwise, white men cannot take credit for everything.

Yes, thank you for breathing some SANITY into my thread.

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