i have decided to leave names out of this—some friends and i came to the topic of people holding hands in public.
more or less gays holding hands.
and a comment was made that more or less someone would be uncomfortable around two girls/two guys holding hands. now i like this person, but it really made me kind of angry. why the hell does it matter to other people so much. it doesn’t make me uncomfortable when i see two straight people holding hands. (besides the fact that i’m basically forced to not care). it’s like we have to give up our happiness with someone we really care about in order to make other people feel comfortable in their atmosphere.
i’m not going to lie, seeing people do things makes me uncomfortable. but i’m not going to stop them just because it’s what they do, unless if they’re actually hurting someone. but come on, when are we allowed to be ourselves in public? is that ever going to happen?
it just makes me so sad to know that people aren’t comfortable with all kinds of love. that people can bash everything i’m (or someone else) is about. and they only spend little amounts of time thinking about these things, yet some of us are going to spend a lifetime dealing with people who think that “you can be gay, but not around me.” as jamie said before, that is one of the most homophobic things people can say.
you can believe in god and i won’t judge you. you can be for war and violence and i won’t think of you any less. you can live your heteronormative lives without supporting the decisions i make and i won’t bash you for it (well at least out loud). go ahead, hold hands in public, rub it in our face. get married, have the rights we can’t have. get fired from your jobs because of something that actually makes sense, we’ll grieve for you.
and we’ll stay hidden, like you want us to.
no more of that bullshit. i’m done with that. it’s time i stop avoiding all these proud feelings i have about who i am. it’s time i start standing up for what’s right. it’s time that i don’t let “faggot” or “that’s gay” slip out of other people’s mouth. it’s time i be not afraid to say to anyone who i am. i feel we deserve as much rights as you people do. we are all equally made, let’s treat each other that way.
i’m tired of feeling like i’m a minority, and i’m tired of being treated that way. stop tolerating us, and actually embrace us. all we want is to love and be with the people that we want to be with.
we give that to you, can’t you return the favor?
