After watching her tribute vidya I was so inspired
During this entire time of Orlando mess I've been wondering if "gay rights" is even my fight or whether Black rights are a more pressing issue for me. But throughout my life i honestly cannot recall a moment where I felt discriminated against because of my race, I've never felt like I was attacked for my race. Or felt afraid or timid because of it, or held back because of it.
But I can't say the same about my sexuality. :stressed: Being in the Black community especially.
I think seeing those 19 and 20 year olds that were killed reminded me of myself when I was that age. How horrible that they will not get to see the world. 20 years of life?
I remember how exciting it was to discover a place where there were people just like me, where I felt comfortable enough to be let go and be free, without fear of judgement. My best friend had to DRAG me out of the clubs and mess when I was younger. :plzstop:
It's the last place you expect to be face what they had to face. My heart is truly broken tonight. As I see less of the number "49" and more of the victims faces, ages and stories, I get sadder and a bit angrier for these kids. :stressed:
It also makes me question Omar and even feel sorry for him as well, in a very weird way. There is a great chance that he did this because he felt a need to suppress and fight his own sexuality based on cultural rejection of it. He could have been masking this entire thing as "terrorism" when it could have been a man who was forced to go undercover and lost it.
This is just all around horrible once you really process it. Like, truly horrible. Very unfortunate incident but I think this will definitely open some worthwhile and essential conversations. :stressed:
It's just too much.
So many different things that come to mind.. and frequently at that.
:'(
Just curious, why does it have to be one or the other? Why can't both issues be equally as pressing to you?
Racism is also systematic, not just blatant discrimination. So it's affects on your life doesn't have to be direct and in your face. Just as there are blacks who don't like gays, there're are white/light gays that don't like blacks. #justsaying
Haven't really experienced racism or homophobia myself but I'm still apart of these communities so I'm gonna fight for them.