I was delighted to see that this has happened in my favorite little city around. In a photo shared today on Facebook by George Lapointe, a rainbow crosswalk was painted on the pavement in downtown Hallowell this week in support of our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters.
I have been an ally of this part of our community as far back as I can remember. It's likely that my early involvement with theater and dance was where my acceptance and respect for those who loved differently than I, had emerged.
When I was a youngster growing up in Augusta, nearby Hallowell was a destination in our family for fine restaurants, fine arts, fine antiques and more. It was a place which helped to inform my tolerant attitudes toward behaviors and opinions that may different from my own.