The full weight this holiday used to carry is really lost on me today. While we remain an independent nation, (note, I do have gratitude to the individuals who put themselves in harms way to make sure our independence is not threatened), free is something we are not.
Limiting the ways in which humans are safe to explore their sexual identity is not freedom.
People of color with the inability to be safe in the presence of law enforcement is not freedom.
Humans apprehensive to identify with their chosen religion in fear of violent repercussions is not freedom.