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LadyPact -> RE: PRIDE (6/24/2017 2:03:49 PM)
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ORIGINAL: tamaka
I have no problem with gay rights, LP. My first sexual experience and actual relationship was with a woman in HS and everyone knew it.
I think this part of it can be discussed, elsewhere.
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In English class once my teacher asked us how we felt about gays. I remember everyone kind of looking towards me, and i said i thought being gay was fine but you shouldn't flaunt it in everyone's face all of the time. I want you to think about that.
I don't "flaunt" my heterosexuality. In a normal 24 hour day, I'm just myself. (OK. Me, MP, two dogs, and two cats. Engie one or two times a week.)
Is it "flaunting" it when I kiss MP good-bye before he goes to work? When we hold hands in public? When the neighbors see us kiss, or hug, or any other expression of love? Should I have reason to call at work, does his boss acknowledge our relationship status?
The same stuff that MP and do that reflects our relationship, and we never give a second thought about, is what you call flaunting.
The next full day you spend with the M-type, think of how you get to flaunt your relationship.
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I think here i am 35 years later, happy that gays have rights and everything, but thinking that some of this PRIDE stuff is just a bit over-the-top.
That's what YOU think, because you're (mostly) het. Has your job ever been in danger because of your orientation? How about losing your house? Threat to your medical benefits, or the person you chose to make your end of life decisions can't see you, much less get a doc to listen?
Take a closer look at Pride. In that crowd, you'll see people who have experienced these things and more.
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If things were then the way they are now however, i think my life might have been different. Then again, probably not because of my parents. My kids however, can do whatever they want, and i encourage them to do so. No parades necessary.
Is that so? Check again.
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