Steve and Jim are LGBTQ activists. Then didn’t plan to be, but they found themselves moved to go door-to-door for the cause of marriage equality.
In the two years since Steve Ryan and Jim Bishop went campaigning for the right to marry, a lot has changed. But there’s still a long way to go.
This is their story:
Steve Ryan and Jim Bishop are LGBTQ activists who were inspired by a summit put on by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Before they knew it, they were knocking on the doors of complete strangers asking for their support.
I went to this house and I looked at my sheet which said the people were in their late 80s. And I thought, “Oh, God, married couple, late 80s…” So I knocked on the door and this elderly French woman says, “C’mon in! C’mon in! What are you here for?”
After telling her he’s there to talk about marriage equality, she explained she’s fine with it. Steve then asked to speak with her husband who responded with:
He told me, “We worked in the factories. We know what discrimination is about. Absolutely. You have every right to get married.” So you can never tell. Age is not necessarily a barrier to this issue.
Originally published at ImFrom Driftwood. I’m From Driftwood envisions a world where every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer person feels understood and accepted, and every straight person is an ally.