Don’t Say “That’s So Gay” Campaign (Wanda Sykes) [ x ]
Story time! Waiting for the bus home today, an older woman approached me and asked if I wanted “reading material” for the ride. I already knew it was going to be something religious, but she was old and sweet, and I was far too tired to object so I took it. Of course, the very first article I flip to is about homosexuality and the bible, and I couldn’t help but to be enraged by what I read. They compared loving someone of the same gender to having an alcohol problem. Seriously? It makes me so sad and angry that me loving someone of my same gender is seen like an addiction that can be controlled if I just “try hard enough” and follow “God’s moral code.” Also, the pamphlet stated that homosexual sex is bad and unnatural because none of God’s children can be made that way. Cause sex is only to have babies, amirite??
Anyway, I was all angry on the bus, but as I walked home I realized that while some people do feel this way, a good majority of people do not. I realized that there is nothing unnatural about love or attraction, and that if there really is a God out there, what they would think is unnatural is antiquated and bigoted ideas about love and sex. And I realized just how happy and myself I felt once I came out of the closet and started doing what felt, well, natural to me. :)
So instead of shredding the pamphlet to pieces when I got home, I cut out those cute lil pics of queer couples, and added it to my bedroom door that is teeming with pride. All while listening to Tegan & Sara.
Take that, fuckers. :D
