When our queer ancestors gathered on the streets of New York to mark the first anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1970, I wonder whether they imagined that many of the challenges ahead of them would one day be overcome? As homosexuals, we were an aberration to be shunned. ‘Gay’ was a relatively new term that encompassed anybody who did not identify as cis or straight. We were relegated to the shadows of the night and certainly not welcome to be out and proud in broad daylight.