People who bemoan the lack of social action in today's society need look no further than the nation-wide string of sit-ins happening now. Gay men and lesbians across the country have gone to military recruiters with a sincere eagerness to serve their country and have peacefully remained in the office when their recruitment interviews were stopped upon admission of being homosexual.
In Greensboro alone, nine people were arrested for trespassing as a result of their peaceful protest.
These are the people, including Greensboro students Jessica Arvidson, Stacey Booe, Matt Hill Comer and Alex Nini, and the others around the country also participating, that fill me with pride. I don't know them, but I admire and respect them. Their actions are brave, conscientious, and should be applauded for attempting to bring about social change in the tradition of the Greensboro Four.
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