HUMAIN RIGHTS DAY 

Mbolatiana Raveloarimisa sent a heartfelt message to the President.

Mr. President,

A gentleman was holding her firmly by the arm at Addis Ababa airport. We could see from her walk that she was struggling to move forward. Putting one foot in front of the other seemed like an ordeal. In her eyes, it was total emptiness that says a lot about the path she had to take to get there. The passenger assistant installed her on the plane bound for Antananarivo. I am one of those who believe that there is no chance, there are only dates. This young woman was at the seat right next to me.

LBGTQ Rights

EDITORIAL
By Timothy Fallon

In the United States, certain rights are "unalienable," or mandatory for all citizens. These rights, as listed in our Constitution, include: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In addition to these basic ideas, an American citizen should have the right to their own sexual orientation. LBGTQ is the acronym used for the community of lesbian, bisexual, gay, transsexual, and queer individuals within society. This is a community of people who throughout history have been ostracized, discriminated against, and attacked both verbally and physically. Legislation has been passed on multiple occasions that has attempted to stifle the rights of the community. But it is a resilient people, and they have fought back time and time again against prejudices to become an entity that defines strength and inclusiveness. To offer an abbreviated timeline of rights and stigmas associated with the acronym: