Visiting the Obama's

Tyra Banks always uses the phrase "smile with your eyes". I was not able to perfect this until June 29th 2009. Not only was this my 21st birthday but I got a formal invitation to the white house for a press conference representing SMYAL as a Youth Advocacy Intern. On this day Obama was scheduled to make a decision about the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) policy. I was completely unaware that he would make that decision in front of all of us this day. I am pretty skeptical when it comes to politicians but when Obama spoke I felt like it was genuine. Not only because of the LGBTQ organizations and families that were invited but because I am a avid follower on Twitter (one of the most popular social networking tools available via the Internet). When he decided to throw out the DOMA policy I was excited know that this was a stepping stone for not only for me but the many people I come in contact with on a daily basis as well. Although we are still separated from society we have moved one step further towards equality. Although I did "Vote for Change", I understand that change in fact does take time. I guess what I am trying to say is that I was proud to be black gay and 21!