Today marks the beginning of...
Gay Pride Month
During these times of uncertainty and hostility, this article is worth a read...
"And I was like, 'OK, um, well that doesn't make me feel great,'" Hercury said.
Hercury reached out for help to Qommittee (pronounced "committee") — a network of drag performers and allies who aim to help people in just these situations.
"They were immediately responsive," Hercury said. "And really just walked me through the process of how I wanted to handle it."
The article has a link to the handbook but I put it here...
The reality is that "gayness" is NOT the huge threat to society that many perceive it to be. Fascist dictator wannabes are FAR more dangerous . . . except for those who are really more paranoid about how "good" their current beliefs really are. It take a "more open thinker" to realize that, in the end, ALL humans desire to be accepted by others as human beings. No more, no less. Regardless of skin color, speech, or choice of bed partners. What is so hard to understand about that???
ReplyDeleteIt is much more fun to expand horizons of knowledge rather than to be trapped in a locked room forever. Not unlike the old "How are we going to keep them on the farm once they go to the 'big city' orientation."
HOW MANY Charter Schools have functioning libraries in them, as public schools do? It's one thing to keep the students focused on their education, but not admitting to the fact that "Exploration" is education, too. Just as learning about different lifestyles, orientations, and "foreigners" is!
Cdadbr - I suspect charter schools will produce herds of people afraid of the "other".
DeleteYes, it's obvious that gay people are no threat to society. What is socially disruptive is, "gay pride." It's not about pride any more, it's all about attention, visibility, and making oneself too obnoxious to ignore. What's offensive to most people is not gayness itself, which, by the way, is a hijacked word, but rather, the in-your-face attitude of "gay" people who insist that every deviation from the norm--no matter how offensive it might be to ordinary people--ought to be accepted without question. I have seen more of Queerdom than most "gay" people ever will, and I'm here to say that the "liberation" movement has always glorified behavior that really should remain underground and in the shadows.
ReplyDeleteI long for the old days when being queer was real counterculture, when we didn't think it was necessary to pretend to be "normal" just to be accepted by society at large. Who cares whether mainstream culture approves of what we do? Seeking approval is not the point of being different. We are queer because we do not need acceptance. And some of us prefer to remain a counterculture.
There is something sadly disingenuous about gay married couples parading around with adopted children, just to look like all the straight people from whom they seek approval, Pretending you are just like all the straight people is not pride, it is self-abuse.
Anon@1:55pm - Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I have to admit that I agree with some of it.
DeleteGreat Gay Pride Month!!!
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