I am marching because I have been watching the world become a better place – slowly and in fits and starts, but going forward – my whole life. Even the administrations that I did not support seemed to be trying to improve the way people were treated, all in all. For the first time, I see people running the country who are actively trying to roll back the rights and respect that have been so hard-won. I am nearly 59 years old. In that time we have had the struggle for civil rights for people of color, for women, for the LGBT* community, for immigrants, and for people with disabilities. I was and am frightened by what is happening in America, and I am determined to do whatever I can to push our country forward, countering these attempts to move our society backwards. We must keep fighting for respect, rights, and dignity for all of us.