When I asked Jarid if he thought gay marriage was important he said yes. Jarid got married to his partner Robert three years ago. They did not live in Massachusetts prior to being married. They both moved from New York to Massachusetts for work four years ago, and after living here for a year they got married. Jarid thinks gay marriage is important because he like any other person should be able to live their life with someone who makes them happy. He believes just because they are gay doesn't mean that they don't share the same love as a man and a woman would if they got married.
We are both involved with the colorguard community, which is a big community once you are in it but if you are outside of it you would probably not know what it is. The colorguard community is a very open community. Jarid said that he believes that 30-40 % of the community are LGBT, and everyone is very accepting of each other. In our own team we have 30 members, within those members 15 are LGBT and the rest of the team is open minded and accepting of them. Jarid says he feels comfortable in the community as a whole and as well in our own particular team.
With the election coming up Jarid is voting Obama. Not only because Obama accepts gay marriage but because of Obama's way of thinking and his open mindedness. Jarid believes that this world is changing everyday, and you have to have a president that has a open mind to accept change.
Jarid is happy that gay marriage is allowed in Massachusetts, but he believes that more states need to accept it too. He thinks that all states should be open to gay marriage, not just a certain few. With the election coming up he is afraid that if Romney becomes our next president that other states who do not already accept gay marriage will not be able to change while Romney is in office.
<----- Jarid spinning in a parade in N.Y
Jarid participates in a LGBT colorguard that marches in parades all around the U.S once a month. The members of the group come from all around the U.S and he says it is a good way to interact with a LGBT community that the members come from all around the U.S. He likes getting to know other people in the LGBT community and hearing about their stories.
Since knowing Jarid for the past 5 years we have never sat down and discussed his life as being a gay man. I have always accepted him for who he was and never felt the need to question him about it. When doing this interview I had mixed emotions, it was good to learn about Jarid feels about these topics, but at the same time I accept Jarid for who he is and have never questioned him about who he is or what he believes in.
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