While June is half over, because of some of those closest to me, I feel that I should acknowledge this month. I know that there are many thoughts and feelings as it relates the LGBT community, but I choose to focus on the positive. In my mind, this is the definition of love without bounds. It takes courage to be who you are, especially in a society that tells you that who you are is wrong or abnormal. The strength it takes to love someone when you’re taught not to is an admirable thing in my eyes, especially when there are some many people suppressing it or living double lives out of fear. This is in no way an indictment against them, because it is tremendously difficult to live out loud when much of what you hear is against what you feel as a deep part of yourself.
The freedom to love who you love is a beautiful thing, and when you can do that though it stands in opposition to what many people agree with, I believe that there is a freedom of self like no other. And I believe that everyone deserves the right to be happy and to be authentic, so I stand in alliance with those who are wrongfully mistreated because of who they love. At the end of the day, no matter who you love or relate to, I believe that it’s about what is true to you on the deepest levels and living in a healthy, harmonious environment. If your relationship is healthy, happy, and respectful, then that’s what love is all about. Love knows no race, gender, economic status, religion, etc – it only knows when love is reflected from another to match itself.
So, I stand for equal rights. I stand for equal treatment. I stand for people being seen as people, period. There are so many things that distinguish us, but difference does not equate to inferiority. And just because you don’t “understand” (and what needs to be understood really – it’s two people in relationship) or participate in it yourself doesn’t mean that it’s wrong. It’s just not for you, and that’s okay.
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