When It's More Than a Flag, It's a Feeling

[William769]

What happens when you stand on a busy street corner and wave a rainbow flag?

I joke sometimes that I'm on a perpetual quest for videos that will make you cry. One of The Advocate's most popular stories ever was a shared video that you probably saw somewhere, if not on our website. "It's Time" introduced us to a fictional couple who met, fell in love, then got engaged. But to make the point that our romances look like everyone else's, the viewer doesn't find out until the end that we're watching the story of a gay couple.

Back in November 2011, it was maybe the most beautiful ad for marriage equality I'd ever seen. Naturally, that became the headline: "Possibly the Most Beautiful Ad for Marriage Equality We've Seen."

But there sure has been a lot more where that came from.

Most recently, I got up the courage to finally read "Eighth-Graders Surprise Gay Teacher With Heartwarming Video." The reporter mentioned the story in our morning meeting, wrote it up, and the next thing you know it was climbing the ranks of the "Most Popular" list.

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/06/24/op-ed-when-its-more-flag-its-feeling

The ending of this piece really hits the nail right on the head