God Hates You Too

I was at a Subway today and was excited to see that a boys military academy had made a little stop through at the same establishment. After ordering, Grace and I were forced to sit right in the middle of the soldier wannabes. As soon as we sat down one young little proud American asked his commanding officer VERY loudly - "So, how do you feel about homosexuality?" The other boys, eyeing the tattoos on my knuckles and neck quickly shot daggers at the boy, who continued to mouth off. Unfortunately, Grace became visibly upset and I tried my best to tell her to ignore it. We sat there and ate, in an uncomfortable silence. When they all finally got up to leave, the boy waited in line for the bathroom which was near our table. So, I turned to Grace and just as loudly stated, "You know, most little boys who end up in military schools are there because their parents just don't want to deal with them. They're trouble makers who everyone else has given up on. Maybe they're orphans. Either way, society doesn't want them mingling with the rest of us." Grace laughed. The boy didn't. He did his business and then chased after the bus that nearly left him in the parking lot.

So, when you think that the "gay issue" isn't an issue: remember that we can't even eat a five dollar foot long without having to deal with close minded rhetoric. I got teased in high school. I get stared and pointed at in the mall. But I can handle it. After all, you ARE dealing with someone who left a redneck's face imprinted in the side of his truck because he felt the need to chase me down and attack me; all the while screaming that I was a "dyke." I hope they couldn't put all his teeth back in. It was hard work removing them.

Joking aside, it's not fun. It hurts. It hurts when I see my friends in tears over painful words. It hurts that I get treated so differently. No matter how long my hair grows. No matter how "feminine" I may try to look. It doesn't matter, because people HATE me based simply on who I love. And notice I don't say "choose to love"... because why would I choose to deal with these people?....