I’m slipping in under the wire to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Rather than encourage LGBT citizens to come out, I’ll ask straight allies to do so. Being an ally takes more than just objecting when you hear an anti-gay slur, more than walking away or refusing to laugh at stupid jokes. That’s just common decency, which I realize is in short supply today.
Allies speak out in a positive way, making their support public and obvious. They call their elected officials and object when said officials want to flog LGBT citizens for political gain. They embrace their LGBT family and friends all the time, whether or not it’s safe to do so, and they refuse to accept second-class citizenship for anyone, regardless of orientation or gender identity.
So come on out, allies, and let your rainbow flag fly. You’ll help make a better world for all of us.
And I missed it completely. That’s what happens when you have too much going on. And I actually came out on National Coming Out Day, 1995.
And one year I was in DC on NCOD, the AIDS quilt was on display, and Cher perfomed (and spoke) on the mall. Good memories. Worth celebrating.
Great idea! Our straight friends are every bit as crucial to ultimate acceptance as anything we ourselves can do.
Well then, I’m coming out today! I embrace all my friends, regardless of their sexual preference, and I refuse to tolerate bigotry in any form. Whew, I feel better.
I will also embrace those downtrodden, ridiculed, laughed at, ones with no benefits, those with deadly diseases, those without morals and values, those that hurt little children and corrupt this nation. I will help them come out and walk off a bridge!!!! Too bad Ann Coulter limited her commentary to Jews, why couldnt she have included ” If this nation was full of only straight people”– wait a minute, it is– we just have people that are straight that “CHOOSE” to be immoral and disgusting!!
No hug for you.
Oh, goody. JoeNate/FedUp/EnoughAlready is back, sockpuppeting again. It must be exhausting to hate so many people, particularly when you have to keep coming up with new screen names.
Actually, Kathy. this guy probably hates sockpuppets, too. Especially the gay Jewish kind.
this straight old lady has been thinking about a front page article in tuesday, oct. 9, new york times, “aging and gay, and facing prejudice in twilight.” i’d like to post about it as a nudge to other elderbloggers, any suggestions on blogs that have responded to the story?
That was a thought-provoking article. Pam’s House Blend has a post on it.
Just thought you’d like to know that the St. Vincent’s guest network has your blog blocked as an “alternative sexuality” blog…
Geez, what’s with that? First porn at Panera and now this.
Aww come on libbies, you are supposed to be open-minded and caring towards other people– to bad your mission statement does not apply to be people that do not share your views. You all are hypocrites and I really feel sorry for you. Something is wrong for you to have to get on here and bitch and moan everyday about nothing. Quit trying to force your “views” and alternate lifestyle on other people. It is a sickness and you will be doomed unless you change.
I personally am only slightly left of center, if that. So I don’t feel hypocritical at all when I admit to disliking the intolerant. I call them ugly names, teach my children to hate them, and fail to include them in my evening prayers.
Yeah, I guess in my heart I’m a bigot-hater. I feel bad about it, but what’s a guy to do?
Come on Roy, you know what the NAMBLA code says: love the children as you love your gay partner. You sick perverted man!!!!
Methinks JoeNate is obsessing way too much about the gay sex. Hmmm.
Hope the FBI hasn’t been tipped to that downloaded stuff
I hear they track activity of anybody who visits the NAMBLA site. And that “I’m just looking to see how sick other people are” defense hasn’t been working so well lately.
kathy, thanks for the link. finally got it together today to invite Elderbloggers to think about issues of being gay and elderly. held up my hand to your invite to “come out” and immediately had two wonderful comments–another via email. whatever it takes! -naomi