Last night, I found out my friend had gone to be with the angels after a long battle with cancer. My heart is heavy and the tears keep welling up in my eyes. No, I'm not sad she is now out of pain, but I am sad because I will miss her.
Crystal accepted me with open arms. In a time when I had just lost my own mom to a tragic car accident and I was coming to terms with being gay, she just accepted me. She treated me as if I was a normal person, deserving love and respect. She treated me as a friend and a valued member of society, as if this was the only way to treat other people.
