Hello. My apologies for not posting in a while.
Yesterday, as I'm sure many of you know, was the National Day of Silence.
As I understand it, people all over America (and maybe in other countries as well) took a pledge to not say a word the whole day, in order to cast light on the gay people everywhere who have to hide their true feelings, like to a conservative Christian family, or a close-minded friend.
I had mixed feelings on this day. On one hand, it's showing the pain that thousands of people go through on a day to day basis, and it forces people to look up information about the day, and transitively, about gay rights.
On the other hand, is silence really helpful?
The whole point of a GSA is a place of comfort that anyone can join to feel accepted. The goal of a GSA is to speak out against things that are detrimental to gay rights, and to make an effort to unite gay and straight people. But silence seems to do the opposite- people are even more confused, and nothing gets said about gay rights.
So maybe it should be a day of explaining, or shouting, or yelling. But I guess that's way less fun.
I tried to do a whole day of silence, but when you have to go to 6 classes, it gets tricky. Plus I forgot every now and then. But it's the thought that counts, right? I hope.
At any rate, think about it and comment, if you want.
Stay happy.
:)
Showing posts with label gay rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay rights. Show all posts
April 17, 2010
March 4, 2010
Washington D.C.
HOORAH!!!!
Today is a victory day--gay marriage has been legalized in Washington D.C.!
Something notable is that the supreme court had the option to turn it down but they didn't!
THIS IS FANTASTIC!
So promising for the future.
For an article about it, click here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/us/04marriage.html?th&emc=th
I hope you feel like I do, and
Stay happy.
:)
Today is a victory day--gay marriage has been legalized in Washington D.C.!
Something notable is that the supreme court had the option to turn it down but they didn't!
THIS IS FANTASTIC!
So promising for the future.
For an article about it, click here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/us/04marriage.html?th&emc=th
I hope you feel like I do, and
Stay happy.
:)
February 28, 2010
GLBT...Q?
Often I wonder about the letter Q.
Why, you ask?
My wondering or your inquiry is ironic, because Q stands for Questioning.
The acronym GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans___) is used a lot. However, sometimes that Q is tacked on.
What's it doing there?
Some people believe that people who question their sexuality should be included in the acronym.
I'm not sure how I feel. If you read my earlier posts, you know I believe that about 80% of us question our sexuality seriously, and everyone doubts it at some point in their lives.
But does that Q belong in the slogan?
I'm not altogether sure.
On one hand, I think there should definitely be more support for people who are questioning--sometimes not completely knowing can be even harder than being definitely straight or bisexual or gay.
On the other hand, it doesn't really qualify--most people who go through these crises end up being with someone of the opposite gender. So who knows.
What do you think? Comment, please. And,
Stay happy.
:)
Why, you ask?
My wondering or your inquiry is ironic, because Q stands for Questioning.
The acronym GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans___) is used a lot. However, sometimes that Q is tacked on.
What's it doing there?
Some people believe that people who question their sexuality should be included in the acronym.
I'm not sure how I feel. If you read my earlier posts, you know I believe that about 80% of us question our sexuality seriously, and everyone doubts it at some point in their lives.
But does that Q belong in the slogan?
I'm not altogether sure.
On one hand, I think there should definitely be more support for people who are questioning--sometimes not completely knowing can be even harder than being definitely straight or bisexual or gay.
On the other hand, it doesn't really qualify--most people who go through these crises end up being with someone of the opposite gender. So who knows.
What do you think? Comment, please. And,
Stay happy.
:)
February 27, 2010
Showing Support
Gay rights can be a tricky subject to support.
If you are a white person protesting for black rights (earlier in the century, maybe), no one is going to brand you as black.
If you are pushing for AIDS awareness, no one is going to accuse you of having AIDS.
If you join a GSA, or show avid support for gay rights, often this leads to calling someone calling you gay.
I think that this is the prime reason more progress hasn't been made. People don't like to show support for something unless they know that they are not taking any chance by supporting it. So, people with long-time boyfriends or girlfriends will join, or married teachers.
Logically, it should follow that people who are confident of being straight should be the first to join. For some reason, this is not the case. Straight people, no matter how confident they are, rarely show support.
This is evident in the fact that 20 people have responded to my poll, but only 9 people publicly follow this blog. For however many people answered the poll, I'm sure many more people have looked at it.
Maybe it's because they just don't like the blog. Or maybe not.
People need to man up. To often in history we see examples of atrocities being committed in front of our eyes, while we sit and watch because we are scared for our own well-being.
In Nazi Germany, if you stood up for the rights of Jews, you could get killed.
If you stand up for gay rights, you could be called gay.
People still stood up for Jews. Do the same for gay people.
And always,
Stay happy.
:)
If you are a white person protesting for black rights (earlier in the century, maybe), no one is going to brand you as black.
If you are pushing for AIDS awareness, no one is going to accuse you of having AIDS.
If you join a GSA, or show avid support for gay rights, often this leads to calling someone calling you gay.
I think that this is the prime reason more progress hasn't been made. People don't like to show support for something unless they know that they are not taking any chance by supporting it. So, people with long-time boyfriends or girlfriends will join, or married teachers.
Logically, it should follow that people who are confident of being straight should be the first to join. For some reason, this is not the case. Straight people, no matter how confident they are, rarely show support.
This is evident in the fact that 20 people have responded to my poll, but only 9 people publicly follow this blog. For however many people answered the poll, I'm sure many more people have looked at it.
Maybe it's because they just don't like the blog. Or maybe not.
People need to man up. To often in history we see examples of atrocities being committed in front of our eyes, while we sit and watch because we are scared for our own well-being.
In Nazi Germany, if you stood up for the rights of Jews, you could get killed.
If you stand up for gay rights, you could be called gay.
People still stood up for Jews. Do the same for gay people.
And always,
Stay happy.
:)
February 3, 2010
Life is Short
If all of my other posts fail to convince you of anything, I hope this one rings true:
LIFE IS SHORT.
In my opinion, life is too short for unnecessary unhappiness!
I have thought occasionally about seeing the other side of things, that, well, maybe marriage really is just a bond that should occur between a man and a woman. But then I think:
Why should I devastate families and loved ones for the sake of a title?
Why should I deny a lifetime of happiness to a people who need it just to give me a moment of satisfaction, if even that?
Basically, life is too short for us to infringe on other people's happiness. In the grand scheme of things, we are so small and insignificant. Our lives only last 80ish years. Why should that small amount of time be depressing for anyone?
No one deserves that.
No one should have to be miserable for the small amount of time we have.
So I urge you to make the choice to grant people their right to marry, which, though it may be against your principles, will give someone a lifetime of happiness.
Stay happy.
:)
LIFE IS SHORT.
In my opinion, life is too short for unnecessary unhappiness!
I have thought occasionally about seeing the other side of things, that, well, maybe marriage really is just a bond that should occur between a man and a woman. But then I think:
Why should I devastate families and loved ones for the sake of a title?
Why should I deny a lifetime of happiness to a people who need it just to give me a moment of satisfaction, if even that?
Basically, life is too short for us to infringe on other people's happiness. In the grand scheme of things, we are so small and insignificant. Our lives only last 80ish years. Why should that small amount of time be depressing for anyone?
No one deserves that.
No one should have to be miserable for the small amount of time we have.
So I urge you to make the choice to grant people their right to marry, which, though it may be against your principles, will give someone a lifetime of happiness.
Stay happy.
:)
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