if i raise my voice (if i raise my head)

“Before any of you say I was corrupted by the 21st century,” Steve continued, “I’ve been queer since before you were all born.” He paused for a moment, sneaking a glance at Bucky standing backstage, hidden from the audience by curtains. He nodded and gave a small smile. It was everything Steve needed. “The fact that many find the love I have for another man more upsetting than what was done to Sergeant Barnes under Hydra’s imprisonment is appalling.”After the fall of SHIELD, Bucky is exonerated and his relationship with Steve is revealed to the public. When some react poorly to the news, Steve lets the public know exactly what he thinks of this bigotry.