The ultimate commandment is to love
Jun. 23rd, 2008 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stinglikeabeeHad a bit of bad news come at me today -- and by bad I mean bad enough for me to wonder if Obama could help me out -- and I'm trying my best to avoid it. I'd love to have someone to talk to, but seeing as I won't have a clear idea of what happens next till tomorrow I'm settling for smothering my anxiety with the telly.
Speaking of which, I've just finished the documentary Anyone and Everyone on PBS. It spotlights the stories of a select group of parents of gays and lesbians. Surprisingly, there were plenty of understanding parents who would be considered as extremely conservative, those who had believed homosexuality was a sin.
It strikes me as insane that anyone can insist being gay is a choice. Or that there are places in the US where it is expected coming out will mean plenty of beat downs by the jocks. Just because the urban areas have become safer for those under the rainbow doesn't mean we should ignore those in the farmland. As one of the mothers says, everyone -- not just gays and lesbians -- must stand up for each other.
The lesson here: open your heart, your mind, and love your child.
Speaking of which, I've just finished the documentary Anyone and Everyone on PBS. It spotlights the stories of a select group of parents of gays and lesbians. Surprisingly, there were plenty of understanding parents who would be considered as extremely conservative, those who had believed homosexuality was a sin.
It strikes me as insane that anyone can insist being gay is a choice. Or that there are places in the US where it is expected coming out will mean plenty of beat downs by the jocks. Just because the urban areas have become safer for those under the rainbow doesn't mean we should ignore those in the farmland. As one of the mothers says, everyone -- not just gays and lesbians -- must stand up for each other.
The lesson here: open your heart, your mind, and love your child.
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Date: 2008-06-24 05:11 am (UTC)Call me any time you need to. *hugs*
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Date: 2008-06-24 05:37 am (UTC)Oh, I know what you mean. I lean towards believing sexual orientation and gender is more fluid than just genetics, but growing up *knowing* I was built differently made me extremely empathetic towards those who are told they can 'change' their natures and be 'normal'. As a teenager in the documentary pointed out, why would anyone choose to be gay and thus be discriminated and abused by others?
And thank you! I'll give you a call if things are as bleak as they seem :(
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Date: 2008-06-24 05:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-24 06:42 am (UTC)What you said about the documentary has me thinking about how you may not agree with someone's choices or thinking, but love is an extremely powerful force. I'd like to think that it wins out in most cases and helps people to be more open-minded and -hearted.
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Date: 2008-06-25 06:39 am (UTC)love is an extremely powerful force.
You've hit it on the head. We definitely need more love in this world...