It’s hard to believe that only a year has passed, but it’s true: on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down two of the most important civil rights decisions in recent memory, when United States v. Windsor struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and Hollingsworth v. Perry sent California’s Prop 8 packing.

Over the past 366 days, those two rulings have spawned a multitude of changes affecting LGBT Americans:

• The U.S. government issued a new policy allowing legally married same-sex couples to file joint federal tax returns, no matter where they live.
• Lawsuits challenging same-sex marriage bans have been filed in every state in the country, and in every single case that I know of, state and federal judges have found in favor of LGBT plaintiffs.
• Roughly 55% of all Americans now support same-sex marriage — and that number appears to be climbing.
• The LGBT community has been granted protection as a legal minority by federal courts, increasing the odds that we can prevail in discrimination cases.
• Within the past week, President Obama announced an executive order that will soon require federal contractors to have nondiscrimination policies in place to protect LGBT employees.
• Last Thursday, the bigots at the National Organization for Marriage threw a party for their homophobic friends. Almost no one came.
• And on the automotive front, Porsche finally added workplace policies benefiting LGBT employees and their spouses. That leaves just two automakers on Gaywheels’ LGBT-unfriendly list: Hyundai and its sister, Kia.

But before we get carried away there’s so much more to do:

• Our opponents are losing ground every day, but a devoted few regressives keep nipping at our heels. We should be thankful that we live in a democracy that allows vehement dissent, but it’s frustrating to be in sight of the finish line, knowing that we’re going to win, and still hit obstacles with every step.
• Marriage equality is just one battle in a larger war. Among other things, we need Congress to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of federally protected classes.
• LGBT Americans continue to face discrimination in social situations, in housing, and on the job. It’s shocking to believe, but ExxonMobil — the #1 company on the Fortune 1,000 — still has no protections for LGBT employees.

To put this in perspective, consider the long struggle that African Americans have faced in the fight against racial discrimination. Slavery was abolished in the U.S. in 1863. In 1868, the 14th amendment was ratified, granting citizenship and other rights to African Americans. In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was decided, outlawing racial segregation. In 1964, 101 years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. And despite all those legal victories, all those legal protections that have accumulated over the past 151 years, we continue to hear about racial discrimination on a weekly, if not daily basis. We see it with our own eyes.

If we consider the 1969 Stonewall riots as the “official” start of the modern LGBT rights movement, it’s clear that we’ve made remarkable progress in just 45 years. But we have much further to go. Many people still have cases where their civil rights are infringed on, and need representation in the courts with the help of legal firms like Essayli & Brown. Others face horrendous discrimination as they simply try to live their lives.

So, by all means, let’s celebrate LGBT Pride, let’s have a great time this weekend. But let’s also remember that marriage equality isn’t our community’s only goal. It’s one among many. Let’s keep our eyes on the prize.