H8
Wow. In all the dumb shit in my life, this has really been something that has affected me more than I thought. Even though I know I only surround myself with people who except me for who I am, there's something about the government not acknowledging the love that I feel as somehow illegitimate, and for my home to have been ruled that way.
I probably get too emotional over it... but to me, this goes far beyond the tax rip-offs, hospital rights...and other agreed-upon discrimination. It's difficult for me to articulate how scared I felt as a 12-year-old; disgusted at myself, and particularly with something as intimate and delicate as my sexuality. This is so much more hope for me aside from my fear of receiving hate mail from extended family members in response to a wedding invitation; it's hope that people might become more open-minded, more accepting, but most importantly, more loving.
Rome wasn't built in a day, I know, and just because the government appealed it this one time doesn't mean it will be a federal law, and it certainly won't instantly make everybody okay with it...
I...feel like I need a hug. No, I need to GIVE a hug. I'm so happy.
SO. HAPPY.
I probably get too emotional over it... but to me, this goes far beyond the tax rip-offs, hospital rights...and other agreed-upon discrimination. It's difficult for me to articulate how scared I felt as a 12-year-old; disgusted at myself, and particularly with something as intimate and delicate as my sexuality. This is so much more hope for me aside from my fear of receiving hate mail from extended family members in response to a wedding invitation; it's hope that people might become more open-minded, more accepting, but most importantly, more loving.
Rome wasn't built in a day, I know, and just because the government appealed it this one time doesn't mean it will be a federal law, and it certainly won't instantly make everybody okay with it...
I...feel like I need a hug. No, I need to GIVE a hug. I'm so happy.
SO. HAPPY.