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Content warning: This article mentions instances of physical and sexual abuse. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone.

Advertencia sobre el contenido: Este artículo menciona casos de abuso y conducta sexual indebida. Si usted o alguien que conoce ha sufrido violencia sexual, no está solo.

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If you know me, you know I love movies, TV, opera, musical theater, and pretty much anything in the entertainment genre.

As the nation awakened to the realization in mid-March that COVID-19 was about to have a profound effect on our daily lives, I was acutely aware of the consequences of not obeying proper health protocols.

Blend in. Stand out. Those were the two seemingly dichotomous goals driving me on July 26, 1990.

Pride Month occurs in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which happened at the end of June 1969. These riots ignited the gay rights movement. Since then, it has served to amplify LGBTQ+ needs and rights—such as protection against harassment and discrimination—while also recognizing the impact LGBTQ+ people have had in the world.

Each year in June, the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride Month—a month where we celebrate who we are and what we’ve accomplished.

I write this message to you as the elected President of the National Federation of the Blind. I also write it to you as an American who is struggling this week.

After three years of implementation and monitoring, the National Federation of the Blind’s settlement agreements with Uber and Lyft are set to expire this summer.