Today is the Day of Silence
"Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies in schools. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?" - Day of Silence card handed out by participants.
HB
Oh Boy! It's SOY!!!
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Did this make me gay? |
According to sexpert James Rutz ("author, copywriter, columnist, teacher, pioneer thinking, chronicler of the miraculous and spokesman for the worldwide house church community" - jimrutz.com), soy made me gay. Since I'm proud of my gayness, I would like to personally thank all things soy for making me who I am. I am fabulous, artistic, introspective, have great fashion sense, and have a great manpanion. Now I know I owe it all to that little bean known as soy. So thanks, soy, just for being so soy-ey and so so gay. I am eternally grateful. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
But wait. I was breast-fed as a baby, I've only tried soy milk once and didn't like it. I don't eat tofu or any other soy-based foods that I know of. I do like Chinese food with soy sauce, however - AHA! -No wait, Rutz's article at WingNutDaily WorldNetDaily says soy sauce is an exception and will not gay-ify you. Also, there are several studies showing this is just an urban legend. So now I don't know for sure what put teh gay in me. I'm gay and confused.
Hmm. Maybe I was simply born gay. And Rutz is a fucktard.
HB
Awesome
About the time I was 12 years old, it became clear to me that I was sexually attracted to guys. I assumed these feelings would go away as I got older. People choose to be gay, right? I didn’t choose this, so I figured it would pass. But it didn’t. By age 15 I had my first boyfriend.
At about that time I started to attend a Pentecostal church. I began reading the Bible, including its many different and powerful passages condemning homosexual activity. I knew in my heart that being gay was wrong in God’s eyes. I decided to devote myself to living a God-filled life and knew I needed to stop being gay so that I could stop being attracted to guys.
I looked into "ex-gay" ministries and joined such a program offered by a local church. It has taught me that with God’s help I can change my desires. A friend of mine went through another church’s program, and he's changed. He’s now happy and in love with his girlfriend. I pray the same will happen to me someday...
It kind of hits home since I was raised in a Pentecostal household as well. I chose to hide my sexuality and repress it instead of coming out. I prayed to God to rid me of my sinful ways, but it didn't work of course. I might have stayed single and celibate all my life; I might have had a sham marriage to a woman I would never be attracted to sexually. Instead, I moved away from my family (whom I still love dearly) and my religion and I started a relationship with a wonderful man who supports me 100% and loves me unconditionally. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I feel as if a large chunk of my life has been irretrievably lost. It's a BIG regret that makes me furious sometimes. Furious at the world and at myself.
HB
St. Louis Gay Pride Parade - June 25, 2006
Michelle McCausland
Eriba Foxx
Drag queens in a convertible.
Wonder Woman with her golden lasso and a cold drink. Does WW wear a belly shirt? And does she drink through a straw?
Hope Holaway - Miss St. Louis Gay Pride
The Fabulous Miss Dieta Pepsi
A drag queen and her donkey???
Queen on a truck
The beautiful Morgan Fairchild - Not a drag queen, but fabulous nontheless
I love the way everyone was just sitting peacefully on the church steps, ignoring the preacher who was yelling his head off--what a jackass.
More pictures later, maybe.
HB
St. Louis Pride Pics coming soon
HB

