“The gay and lesbian couples, who wore rainbow-colored leis, said they wanted to give their children an opportunity to have fun while making a political statement that they should be welcome.” Quote from USA Today. Sounds like a political statement to me.

Notice that that is an excerpt from what the paper wrote, not a direct quote from one of the gay parents. It should be taken w/ a grain of salt.

You know, I was thinking. It seems we have lost that fire. I watched the Stonewall documentary several months ago and I wondered what happened. Maybe it’s cause we have made so many gains in the recent years that we’re still celebrating and haven’t really woken up from the party the night before. I wish we had the fire like the Hispanic/Latino/Chicano movement of late. It’s like we’re just sitting around looking at our rights being flushed down the toilet by conservative bigot assholes and saying, “ah fuck it”, I’m too hungover (metaphorically speaking).

“of who I am, and who I have always been” These words made me smile. You rock! I hope your back gets to feeling better buddy.

Talking about our lives and struggles with people is another important step. I’ve had people say things to me like “well you don’t act gay, not like those OTHER guys”. And I always counter with “it doesn’t matter, because I AM gay just like those other guys and I face the same crap that they do it’s just not as obvious”. Again, it’s about education and discussion. Providing a real life example of a person who faces discrimination is a much more persuasive argument than a newspaper full of articles.