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Hey everybody,
it's June and that means
Gay Pride
week is coming up!!
You go
girls!
(and boys
of course, but you boys please remember to cover your testicles when you are on
TV.)
Last year I
wrote about my friend, A., who asked me to
meet her female life partner.
I went to
Tim Horton's to meet them not really knowing what to expect.
Of course
what I found were two perfectly ordinary people,
companions who were lucky
enough to have found each other
and were working hard to make a life together.
We had a
great visit.
Then last
December I was invited to an extended family Christmas party.
While there
I met another lesbian couple,
one of whom is my second cousin.
Both young
women accepted and loved dearly by their families.
And I was struck
by how times have changed.
I don't
think gay people have it particularly easy in 2012
but I do think it is getting
better.
And I love
that CTV commercial advertising Gay Pride Week.
You know -
The one
that ends with the words
YOU BELONG!
Have a
great Gay Pride Week everyone!
7 comments:
Hahaha...you had me in stitches telling the boys to cover up their testicles on TV. I always enjoy your wonderful sense of humour, Francie! Great post.
Yes, things have changed tremendously and that's a good thing! Everybody has the opportunity to know GLBTQ people now because of people feeling safe enough to be out and isn't that terrific?
Ha ha, Martha. Yes the boys are very very naughty.
Debra, I never thought of using the word, 'safe'. But it makes sense.
I don't know if it's just me, but I've always thought lesbians were much more accepted than the guys (gays?) - I know a lot of people who'd accept women living together (the relationship being a given) than men - people seem to get much more indignant about that living arrangement for some reason. Anyways, Happy Gay Pride Week everyone!
I never thought of that, Jane. Maybe some folks think two men are more threatening to civilization as we know it than are two women.
Thanks, Francie, from 'A'. It does become easier when one's life is not a secret and one does not have to be concerned about losing a job if found out. Unfortunately, there are too many places and people not allowing that to be the case. One way or another I face an obstacle every day. But I can always look in the mirror and know I have integrity and courage. That makes me able to be happy. Those who cannot be open enough to accept have to deal with their own limitations. And some of them are not very happy people.
You have integrity and courage by the bucket load my dear friend (and favourite pool rat). I'm so proud of you. And every obstacle you meet and overcome makes it easier for young people who are struggling with gender issues.
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