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Posted by
b. (aka starrynit)
Jun 26 '15, 12:25
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worth a repeat. :D
I need to self-ban from looking at photos and such (I shouldn't read kennedy's paragraph again any time soon). there are only so many times I can do a big girl sniff, and the prophylactic decongestant I took after posting earlier before leaving home (had to make a work stop on my way in) has only gone so far. an excellent reason to have an extra bad sinus day, though, duh! :D
this has indeed been a great week in america, except for when it hasn't - all the bigotry that has been freely and openly shared this week has been something (I don't want to censor but I would be a-ok with it not getting more attention than individual watchful observation); but it's not what will have the most lasting impact, thank goodness.
for both race and orientation, I remember being a very little kid and asking my mom what was wrong with people being different/why it upset some people so much/etc. she couldn't give me an acceptable answer then (trying to wrap my kid brain around this and my asking "but what came before.." - as in before the big bang and/or creation - hurt it the most, I think -- the latter still hurts it ;) -); and ~40 years later, I am so proud that we are even farther along on our way to kids never having to ask those questions again or even give them a second thought.
the reason why I first knew about anyone being gay was that the teenage son of a friend of my mom's had tried to kill himself. I heard the friend and my mom talking about him being gay, and that's what brought my questions.
the suicide statistics are still appalling, and today's ruling won't help everyone when it comes to those feelings of shame and aloneness in their families/communities; but knowing what it means will go a long way for a lot of kids. the marriages are fantastic, but that new hope is the bestest best for me.
I don't know if it wap, but this weekend is pride weekend in san francisco. if I could physically do it, I would totally go and share the joy. just seeing this page makes me grin even more (my face hurts from smiling so much this morning). :D
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