I guess it's only just now that the reality of what went down in Orlando started sinking in. And how certain media outlets seem to be eager to brush homophobic aspect of it under the carpet
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I know what you mean about feeling a connection. I was able to emotionally block it, as I block all the other daily Bad Stuff in the world, until I read about one victims texts, and as happens every once in a while reading about the Bad Stuff, that one somewhat broke through my defences.
I haven't seen anyone belittling it yet. Hell, even the hate-mongering Daily Mail took a pop at an even more Conservative Turkish interpretation. That's just weird. (And, as an aside, the prospect of Turkey ever joining the EU really makes me deeply uncomfortable with my Remain vote. Very, very uncomfortable
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And that's exactly the problem, be any different than those nutjobs and you're instantly an enemy and a target. They often don't distinguish and don't care, it's as if inflicting violence and suffering was in some way the point itself
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That'd be the ideal case, to have it where nobody simply cares about the others person's sexual preference. Britain, by far, is close to that state but then often you can find that it's not close enough, as you've had your share of crap with those retard neighbours.
I think for me it's made me more conscious that there's so many many places where just being gay or anything else than straight is punishable. Or at least frowned upon. You can't live a normal life like that, where even just holding your other half's and in public would get you into trouble. It used to be like that in Britain not so long ago, still is many places.
If I'd ever like to take part in some sort of activity, it'd be to help those you can't live their lives normally in certain parts of the world, like you or I can. It's disgusting that people persecute other people just for wanting that, to live quietly with their other half irrespective of their gender.
A lot of things running through my head when it comes to the orlando shooting. From the US's relationship with firearms (which even as a person that has shot and likes guns, I personally find to be 'unhealthy' to say the least), to LGBT politics and then religion.
It's gonna take me bit before I can type something up about this in full.
It's been a terrible tragedy, especially for the families and friends of the victims. Worst of all, I'm sure there's been people out there who haven't had the chance to mend the relationships with their families.
Pointless act of cruelty, and what's it going to change? Nothing. People will still continue to be LGBT, to be born that way, it's just a fact of life, and it's just those weak narrow-minded wastes of space that can't come to terms with that fact.
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I haven't seen anyone belittling it yet. Hell, even the hate-mongering Daily Mail took a pop at an even more Conservative Turkish interpretation. That's just weird. (And, as an aside, the prospect of Turkey ever joining the EU really makes me deeply uncomfortable with my Remain vote. Very, very uncomfortable ( ... )
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I think for me it's made me more conscious that there's so many many places where just being gay or anything else than straight is punishable. Or at least frowned upon. You can't live a normal life like that, where even just holding your other half's and in public would get you into trouble. It used to be like that in Britain not so long ago, still is many places.
If I'd ever like to take part in some sort of activity, it'd be to help those you can't live their lives normally in certain parts of the world, like you or I can. It's disgusting that people persecute other people just for wanting that, to live quietly with their other half irrespective of their gender.
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It's gonna take me bit before I can type something up about this in full.
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Pointless act of cruelty, and what's it going to change? Nothing. People will still continue to be LGBT, to be born that way, it's just a fact of life, and it's just those weak narrow-minded wastes of space that can't come to terms with that fact.
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