Inspiration from JRoseStar
When I was in eighth grade, there was a discussion in our english class which prompted me to be uncharacteristically vocal and outspoken. It had to do with homosexuality. I can't recall now what was initially said but I do recall my argument was that it really was no one else's business what anyones sexuality was. For me, that included being hetero or homosexual. (Today, I add transexual and transgendered to that list).
Being 13 was pretty young to 'come out' so to speak, and I was mocked and laughed at in class, and taunted for being a 'lesbo' and a 'dyke'. All this in the middle of class with a teacher watching on. Then I was asked if I was a lesbian (although I believe a more crass and less dignified word was used.) I refused to state, saying that it was my business and no one elses. I was asked if I wasn't one, why I would defend them? Just because I am not an animal, doesn't mean I wouldn't support the SPCA, or a battered spouse, the Transition House, or a criminal, the Howard House Society.
At 13, I was pretty sure I was straight, had massive crushes on all sorts of boys, but, there was always a question in my mind. What if I were homosexual? What difference should that make to the world? None, I decided.
As an adult, my sexuality is more in the open, dating and relationships with men, has outed me. And, I am okay with that. I don't find an advantage to being straight - but then I don't feel the disadvantages some of my 'sisters' have either. I support Gay marriage and believe that a spouse is a spouse regardless of the genders.
The only disadvantage I might complain about, is that some of the most wonderful people I know, are women, and if only I were more attracted to women sexually, I probably could have found a life partner by now.
I congratulate George Takei for coming out but I look forward to the day when it is neither necessary to state your sexuality to increase public acceptance of our differences, or a surprise that people don't fit into the nuclear family image. We never have - as people, fit into that ideal husband, wife, 2.3 kids, cat, dog, fish, picture.
We never will. As a global community we will be much stronger, if we embrace our differences, and accept them for being simply human and acceptable, and get on with the real issues of the world like war and famine.
Sexuality and Euthanasia are non-issues - let us choose who to love and when to die.
Being 13 was pretty young to 'come out' so to speak, and I was mocked and laughed at in class, and taunted for being a 'lesbo' and a 'dyke'. All this in the middle of class with a teacher watching on. Then I was asked if I was a lesbian (although I believe a more crass and less dignified word was used.) I refused to state, saying that it was my business and no one elses. I was asked if I wasn't one, why I would defend them? Just because I am not an animal, doesn't mean I wouldn't support the SPCA, or a battered spouse, the Transition House, or a criminal, the Howard House Society.
At 13, I was pretty sure I was straight, had massive crushes on all sorts of boys, but, there was always a question in my mind. What if I were homosexual? What difference should that make to the world? None, I decided.
As an adult, my sexuality is more in the open, dating and relationships with men, has outed me. And, I am okay with that. I don't find an advantage to being straight - but then I don't feel the disadvantages some of my 'sisters' have either. I support Gay marriage and believe that a spouse is a spouse regardless of the genders.
The only disadvantage I might complain about, is that some of the most wonderful people I know, are women, and if only I were more attracted to women sexually, I probably could have found a life partner by now.
I congratulate George Takei for coming out but I look forward to the day when it is neither necessary to state your sexuality to increase public acceptance of our differences, or a surprise that people don't fit into the nuclear family image. We never have - as people, fit into that ideal husband, wife, 2.3 kids, cat, dog, fish, picture.
We never will. As a global community we will be much stronger, if we embrace our differences, and accept them for being simply human and acceptable, and get on with the real issues of the world like war and famine.
Sexuality and Euthanasia are non-issues - let us choose who to love and when to die.