Equal Means Equal?- Thought This Was Settled

 ✍️ Post 1: I Thought This Was Settled

Equal Means Equal? — A Question We Thought Was Answered

I was born in 1962.

People were already fighting for equality then.

By the time I was old enough to understand the world, things seemed to be changing. I remember watching TV—women working as doctors, strong characters, more diversity. It felt like progress was happening. Like we were moving forward.

So I grew up believing something simple: That equality was coming… and would soon be part of everyday life.

Now it’s 2026, and I’m reading about a federal court case over the Equal Rights Amendment.

And I have to pause.

How is this still a question?

This isn’t anger as much as it is disbelief. After decades of advocacy, organizing, and legal work… how is equality still being debated at the constitutional level?

Maybe the issue isn’t whether people believe in equality.

Maybe it’s how long systems take to catch up with what people thought had already been settled.

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