My recent feelings.

We are the oppressed and minority of society. Too many, this is the common view of Gay people, but for me I do not buy it. We are only as oppressed as we allow ourselves. In this situation we are our own worst enemy. How can we expect anyone to give us any rights or dignity if we don’t even allot them for ourselves? Straight people walk in malls arm in arm, and yes, they do kiss in public. But when was the last time you saw a gay couple do such an act? And why not…I mean don’t we cry for equal rights? Don’t we want to be equal? So why aren’t more gay couples out there walking arm in arm, or hand in hand? How can we as gay people expect to be treated as equal if we don’t act as equal. If it wasn’t for the courage of a few black people in the past, we’d still be segregating coloured people to separate areas. But because enough coloured people had the courage to stand up for what they believed in, and they showed the “popular society” that they were in no way different than the white man, we now have equal right for coloured folk. So where is our courage? Where do we stand? Or, do you even stand? Do you expect someone to fix your problem for you? Change is not someone else’s problem, change begins with you.
You know, I have a lot of admiration for people who are not afraid of showing off their flair, for a lack of better terms. And yes, even the gay couple who walks hand in hand. We cannot expect to see change if we are forever hiding. For example, I never knew there was a shortage of African Blackwood trees, until I was told by a friend, and then read about it in an article. If it wasn’t for those two sources, I would have never thought there was a problem. The same, in my mind goes for GLBT people in today’s society. When people talk about GLBT people, they talk about how dirty, and immoral they are. They pass judgments like, why should they get married, and their sex is weird. Seldom do they take the time to think about the GLBT people they may know.
We are a silent minority, and are damning ourselves to persecution because of our own fears. “Well what if they don’t like gay people, and the bash us.” Can we really expect a bloodless battle? Bloodless, no, but we can avoid fatalities. The point of this blog is to say this. If we as gay people are hiding the fact that we are in happy committed relationships, then how can we expect straight people to change their view on us? If we don’t show that we are more than show tunes, and fashion, then how can we expect them to understand that we are capable of deep meaningful relationships? These are just my random ramblings, and feelings.