I am a white, cis-gendered, physically able, gay man. A husband, father, lawyer, business leader, I am rarely excluded and almost always safe. But it hasn’t always been this way for me. As I inch closer to my half-century, I think about the many arguments that have been levelled against my right to equality and inclusion over the years, arguments contained within religious edicts, hateful legislation, court judgments, institutional bias and deeply enshrined homophobia.