So today is wear purple in support of the LGBT community. I am generally not a joiner and I own no purple clothes. What I did, though, was change my Facebook picture to one of a purple lightsaber. I thought it fitting, as there is nothing I would like to see more than bullies get their arms sliced clean off in bar fights.
There is a fellow I am strictly fb friends with, though in real life we have many mutual friends. I suppose we would be real life friends if we ever met... or rather, I used to think so.
A friend of mine posted a wonderful piece by Dan Savage, who I generally have never read before. It was in response to some reader whose feelings were hurt when Savage placed a huge amount of blame on the recent suicides here in the U.S. on the various christian franchises. It is titled: Gay Kids Are Dying.Fuck Your Feelings. It can be found at Dan Savage
Well, it wasn't long before this fb friend got all up in arms, because he was 'being attacked for being a christian'. I tried to explain to him that he (and the vast majority of the planet) are NOT being christians. I am an atheist, but I can dig the Jesus fable. He said Love one another. That's it. Done.
If your church doesn't accept gay folk, then it is not a christian church. Not in the true sense of the word. If your government does't give full and equal rights to gays in every single facet of society, then yours is not a fair government. If your family can't accept any aspect of you, your friends, your loves, whatever you hold dear, then your family does not deserve you.
I realize that I am preaching to the choir here in Suicide Girl Land, where most people are pretty much better than your average mouth-breathers. But I like saying it.
Another thing I like is the Facebook post I just got a minute ago. Another friend said her favorite purple picture was my lightsaber. It got quite a response, frankly. And for a kid who grew up being pushed around his whole life, that made me feel pretty damn good. Forgive me for repeating myself, but I would like to share what I wrote in response to her:
There is a fellow I am strictly fb friends with, though in real life we have many mutual friends. I suppose we would be real life friends if we ever met... or rather, I used to think so.
A friend of mine posted a wonderful piece by Dan Savage, who I generally have never read before. It was in response to some reader whose feelings were hurt when Savage placed a huge amount of blame on the recent suicides here in the U.S. on the various christian franchises. It is titled: Gay Kids Are Dying.Fuck Your Feelings. It can be found at Dan Savage
Well, it wasn't long before this fb friend got all up in arms, because he was 'being attacked for being a christian'. I tried to explain to him that he (and the vast majority of the planet) are NOT being christians. I am an atheist, but I can dig the Jesus fable. He said Love one another. That's it. Done.
If your church doesn't accept gay folk, then it is not a christian church. Not in the true sense of the word. If your government does't give full and equal rights to gays in every single facet of society, then yours is not a fair government. If your family can't accept any aspect of you, your friends, your loves, whatever you hold dear, then your family does not deserve you.
I realize that I am preaching to the choir here in Suicide Girl Land, where most people are pretty much better than your average mouth-breathers. But I like saying it.
Another thing I like is the Facebook post I just got a minute ago. Another friend said her favorite purple picture was my lightsaber. It got quite a response, frankly. And for a kid who grew up being pushed around his whole life, that made me feel pretty damn good. Forgive me for repeating myself, but I would like to share what I wrote in response to her:
"Better to wield a lightsaber than to curse the darkness.
As someone who grew up with some amount of torment, I know what it means to have someone help you make your stand. Here's hoping we all help someone with their stand, and that we all get help when we are the ones standing alone."
Sleep well tonight. You are not alone.
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rickroyal:
It is always odd when someone you only sort of know says/does something that completely redefines how you think about that person. Generally it's not for the better.
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