Jim Kellogg
Gay Pride is not just a thought or idea – an abstract belief. It is a concept that is rooted in reality! Pride reminds us and calls us to take action – to become a verb and a better world.
Members of the LGBTQIA+ community are fierce and humble, vulnerable and powerful, creative and sincere. We are foot soldiers, often fighting tirelessly for the rights of the community and pushing-back against harmful norms, stereotypes and biases.
The 1969 uprising at Stonewall, even to this day, echoes our war cry of equity for all. We must never let our guard down and we must never surrender to the ignorance that binds the willfully uninformed.
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By the time the 2020 season finally started, 121 days after the originally-scheduled Opening Day as we were still in the midst of pandemic closures, it was just great to see baseball again. With emotions already running high, Rockies fans – and Texas Rangers fans – were treated to an extra dose of inspiration in the form of seeing Sam Hilliard’s family, centered around his dad, Jim, in attendance at Globe Life Field.
It was a big day for the Hilliard family as Jim, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (also known as ALS) in early 2018 just after retiring from a 35-year career as an orthopedic surgeon, was able to watch his son play as the starting left fielder for the Rockies.