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Hey guys! I’m alive! Sorry it’s been awhile,
life gets in the way, you know?
Anywho, I have nothing but goals this summer.
Besides getting my self-confidence up, scholarship hunting, and speaking my
mind to those I usually do not, I also want to become an activist. Turns out
that, for now at least, my activism is limited (for lack of a better word) to
my blogging. I don’t really have the means to set up or go to many rallies or
events, or even join clubs or organizations due to my not staying in one place
the entire year and being in clubs that have meeting times that coincide (such
as martial arts). So I have my writing, which is the most powerful tool I have
in my arsenal.
What I want to talk about today are things
that I’ve heard from others (who may or may not be relatives) that did not
exactly fly with me. In response to one person saying that they saw two girls
walking down the street, holding hands, another responded condescendingly about
the “display” of homosexuality, saying something along the lines of “it’s
genocide” and “it’s because of the hormones and drugs that are in foods these
days.”
Unfortunately, I merely sat there, fuming
until I just left the room.
If there is anything that I dislike, it comes
down to these two:
- Complaining about something that does not impact you or your life whatsoever. And
- Complaining about something that does impact you negatively, but doing nothing to find a solution.
It’s annoying as hell to me. Of course,
venting now and again is healthy, but to complain over and over again
pointlessly or while not doing anything to solve it is troublesome. I know I
have been a hypocrite of these kinds of complaining at one point or another,
but when I think about it, it does not make any sense.
So my response to those statements is as
follows: what the @#$%? How is that genocide? Is it genocide in the same manner
that celibacy could be genocide- whether due to pursuits in religious professions or the choice
to not have children? And the world is growing larger every day- it may double
in our lifetimes, and overpopulation is already an issue in some countries
already. This means that there are already plenty of children in the world,
some of them needing good homes. Also, kids do well in homes with same-sex parents. This isn’t to say that people should stop having
babies or that all kids should be removed from heterosexual households in order to be happier, but there are already a lot that need safe homes to be in. Not to
mention our world is not getting any bigger and our resources take time to come
back.
Next: Who cares if it is hormones and whatnot
that is “causing” homosexuality? As the saying goes, “we’re queer, we’re here”.
Also, homosexuality has been around for quite some time. It used to be quite
common actually, like in Native American cultures (they were seen as people
with two spirits and were cherished) and in ancient times. And it’s only been
under wraps lately (i.e- at least the last hundred years) because our culture
made it so, and because it was soon seen as a sickness, therefore not being
heterosexual resulted in getting thrown into a mental facility or ending up
bullied or dead.
One day, I’ll verbally say these things to
the people who think this. I want to advocate for human rights (feminism,
LGBTQ, and such). I know that it’s difficult, if not impossible to re-wire
deeply-rooted beliefs- especially hateful ones, but it’s worth it to try. “The
only true failure is when you stop trying.” (quoted from The Haunted Mansion)
Love, peace, cookies & almond milk,
~H.P.~
