Gay pride month and discrimination

June is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) pride month.  This month's celebration began with a commemoration of a riot. According to wikipedia's entry, on June 28, 1969 LGBT people and their supporters rioted in reaction to a police raid on a gay bar named Stonewall Inn.  This event is seen as a turning point or tipping point for the gay rights movement.
One quote that sticks in my mind from my research is from President Obama.  "I call upon all Americans to observe this month by fighting prejudice and discrimination in their own lives and everywhere it exists." The Wikipedia entry states that this is from a proclamation from May 31, 2011.  I watched a video from the It Gets Better project that described a person's coming out to his family.  (I failed to right the link to the video down.) This made me remember when a friend came out of the closet with his gayness to me.  I couldn't understand what he was so nervous about telling me.  I watched him pacing back and forth and wondered and wondered "What could he have done that is this bad?"  When he finally stated that he was gay, I replied "Don't scare me like that."  It wasn't the right thing to say but he had me freaking out about what his secret was.  Sexual orientation seemed like such a small thing to me. At the time, I believed that homosexuality is a sin but now I don't know anymore.  I have watched my church denomination struggle with this same question without being able to come to any kind of agreement.  So, what did the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America do?  We agreed to disagree and leave it up to the individual church bodies to decide if they were wiling to call a gay pastor.  I know that we will not agree on this issue for a very long time.  
However, I think that we can agree that no one deserves to be bullied for their sexual orientation, race or any other reason.  I know that I have failed to say something when someone at my work place insulted a co-worker's flat voice. Like her, my voice was very flat during my episode of depression. I have heard other people say that black people are dumber than whites before.  Did I say anything? No. I wish I had.  I want to be the kind of person that looks out for my fellow person especially when he/she doesn't feel comfortable enough to stand up for him/herself.