Ignorance

It is nearly impossible to argue with a theist even the possibility that logic does allow any form of higher being to exist. They are content with being blissfully ignorant in their beliefs and do not feel that it might be neccesary to find some additional information as to whether or not they might be wrong. When I research a controversial issue, I look at both sides. Granted, I have some difficult getting passed my own biased opinions, but at least I acknowledge the possibility that I might be wrong. I just refuse to believe in anything that isn't logical or scientifically proven. When the day comes where undeniable proof is shown to me, I will gladly step down and say, "I'm sorry. I believe now." I guess that makes me almost as stubborn as they are.


Sometimes people, in order to be satisfied with themselves, need only say, "God said it. I believe it.

That settles it." How can people not realize how ignorant that seems? Martin Luther King Jr. said "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

Inspirational Advertisement

While browsing the internet, I stumbled upon something that I found to be the most inspirational thing that I've witnessed for quite some time. It has to be on of the best LGBT acceptance ads in history. See for yourself.

GetUp! in Australia released a commercial on Thanksgiving  from the viewpoint of one half of a gay relationship. It increases in suspense until that final scene that emphasizes what they want legalized-- the right for a couple of any orientation to be able to officially confess their love for another. By showing only one perspective of the couple, the video infers that a gay relationship is no different than a straight one. They don't cover the ad in rose-tinted paint making it seem like gay marriage is superior and should be idolized, but rather stress that both homosexual and heterosexual relationships have their ups and downs.

Advertisements are becoming more and more gay-friendly. I've also found a McDonald's ad that was promoting equality and acceptance with the slogan, "Come as you are."

Why haven't I seen ads like this in America?

Corrupt Schooling

After seeing this, I was immediately enraged. This picture is from a UK report by Essex County Council. It infers that students being targeted by hoomophobia are bringing it upon themselves by "not acting straight enough." Why do I keep coming across more and more news articles about corrupt teachers screwing over their students chances of getting any protection from bullying. The answer to not being bullied isn't to bottle yourself up and act like everybody else. It's to stand up and speak. When students are being told to style their hair differently, speak in a lower register, sit differently, dress differently, and even walk differently just so that they don't come off as gay to the other students, they're promoting the idea that being gay is wrong and that it's something that people should hide. People can go further than this and sometimes become completely desensitized when an actual tragedy takes place. For example, A teacher in Missouri at Joplin High school, named Jim Whitney, reponded to a student commiting suicide from homophobic bullying with the comment of, "Moral of the story: Don't be gay." When Whitney was asked, "How many more kids have to die before someone realizes that this is an actual issue?" again, the insensitive responce was,  "11-13 ought to do it. Somewhere in that vicinity."

I find it disgusting.

When do people grow up?

When I was in kindergarten, my best friend, Jacquelin, refused to tell me her weight. I was curious about how fast I was growing up compared to my friends. All of my other friends told me how much they weighed, but she kept up her defenses up and wouldn't let them down. Finally, I asked her why she wouldn't let me know something that mattered that little. And her responce was, "My mommy told me not to tell anybody anything about myself that couldn't already be seen. She said that as people get older, they get meaner." My mom had told me differently. My mom told me that as I got older, people around me would get more mature." I wish I could go back to my kindergarten self and tell Jacquelin that, for the most part, she was right.

As far as people go, they get less compassionate. When you're in kindergarten, everyone  just wants to be friends. They accept anyone who wants to join and the most hurtful thing that anyone can say is, "Well, I'm not your friend anymore!" But everything changes as the years go by. People hold grudges, they find new ways to hurt others both physically and emotionally, and they betray those close to them usually for selfish reasons. Words like "stupid" and "butthead" become "faggot" and "whore" and it seems that hardly anybody retains even the slightest ounce of innocence that they had all those years ago.

What's in it for us?

The LGBT community has so much to thank President Obama for. People say that he hasn't done anything eben though he's done quite a lot. It just goes to show how politically unaware people are when they open their mouths. Check out these things that he's done for us since his election.

In 2009:

• Created Federal government to extend key benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.
•  Hosted the first White House LGBT Pride Reception in history
• Created a National Resource Center for LGBT elders
• Signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law

In 2010:

• Ended discrimination based on gender identity on federal government
• Ensured hospital and visitation rights for gay and lesbian parents
• Allowed trans Americans to recieve true gender passports without surgery
• Clarified the Family and Medical Leave Act ensuring family leave for LGBT employees
• Released Ameica's first comprehensive plan to prevent and end homelessness which includes LGBT youth
• Awarded a grant to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Sevices Center to work with LGBT foster youth
• Recorded "It Gets Better" video
• Led a United Nations measure the restored "sexual orientation" to the definition of humam rights
• Signed the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

In 2011:

• Ensured government housing programs can no longer discriminate against the LGBT community
• Proposed more funding for LGBT prioities such as HIV/AIDS prevention and education as well as bullying and teen suicide prevention
• declared the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional and announced the administration will no longer defend its constitutionality in court
• Hosted a conference on bullying prevention at the White House
• Completed an institute of Medicine study on LGBT health, the first of its kind
• Clarified the meaning of family to include LGBT relationships, helping to protect bi-national families threatened by deportation
• Supported lesbian widow , Edith Windsor, in her suit against DOMA
• Issued guidance to foster safer working environments for transgender federal employees
• Strengthened enforcement of same-sex hospital visitation rights and decision making
•  Implemented the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

*All credit for the found information goes to Obama for America. Please don't sue me. Just trying to spread the word.

Think of the Future

I'm going to take a small break from my usual rants about the civil rights of  the LGBT community to touch on another important topic. Future Planning.

Everyone has something that they're good at. My best friend is a composer, writes music, and plays piano. My boyfriend plays bass guitar and he's an excellent cook. I have friends who are artistic, athletic, coordinated, organized, and/or courageous. Everybody can specialise in something. So how do so many people have virtually no idea what they want to do with their future.

 I, for one, can write fiction, draw and people bow to me when the see me play guitar hero. (Which isn't neccesarily a skill that I can earn a living off of, but it helps with my hand-eye coordination and has helped my abilities when I play my clarinet.)

Video of my playing, not necessarily relevant ==>


As I get older, I plan to be a novelist (or writer or author or whatever the proper nam for the profession is). My main goal is to create something that I will always be remembered for when I'm gone. For example, after J.K. Rowling is gone, do you think Harry Potter will still be as famous? And practically everybody knows about C.S. Lewis and Narnia. Those two people created two entirely new worlds for people. That's what authors do. They create an escape from the actual world into a new world that still isn't as ideal as we'd like, but it's still a lot more interesting than the monotony of our daily lives. Authors help people relieve stress and put their worries into the problems of fictional characters rather than their own.

My best friend, (who can be found at http://myndithemartiangirl.blogspot.com/) doesn't write songs just because they sound cool or because she thinks it'll sell well. She composes her songs about what matters to her and what she thinks we, as a society, should change about ourselves. She takes situations from her own life finds a melodie to describe the emotions to go with that situation. After high school she hopes to attend the California College of Music.

I know it takes some longer than others to find their true potential. Some never reach it. It all depends on how willing you are to pursue it.

A Word on Gay Marriage

The U.S. Census Bureau released the following on same-sex couples...
In the United States of America there are:

• 131,729 married same-sex couple households
• 514,735 unmarried same-sex couple households

Some people would say that 131,729 marriages is a pretty decent number and we should be proud of ourselves for accomplishing that. I think that it's a nice step, but we could do better.If only ~26% of gay couple households are married and only 24% of our states even allow same-sex marriage, than those don't seem like very promising numbers to me. Don't get me wrong, I am extremely happy for those married couples and hope they have long happy lives together, and I do acknowledge that marriage isn't right for some people and that some others aren't ready for that step in their relationship. I am speaking for those couples who want to get married, but have to travel a ridiculous distance in order to find some place that will even recognize their union.
 I find it some peoples' reactions to allowing gay marriage in states somewhat disgusting. I've heard what they tell people in those churches. The last time I attended church was April of 2009. Gay marriage had just being legalized in Iowa and the pastor at my chirch was infuriated. He spent an entire two weeks preaching about how homosexuality was immoral and wrong. He kept talking about how evil and sinful it was and how it would eventually destroy our race. At that point I stood up, yelled that he was wrong, threw my bible at him, and walked out of the church. I was excommunicated and and started crying as soon as I reached my house. There my have been some overreaction on both of our parts.
I guess I can understand where they are coming from. Even if you go to dictionary.com, It specifically states that marriage is between a man and a woman. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marriage) It's completely not fair. I wonder. I enough states accept same-sex marriage as a custom, is it possible to change the definition of a word? Has it been done before? I know it's possible for society to develop a new connotation for a word, but what about its denotation? How much controversy would it cause? Would it be for better or worse, or even worth the trouble? I think it would. I guess this means that the LGBT community has a little bit more to work for. I know I'm willing to put forth the effort.