If it’s natural for the animal world to have same sex partners, it’s natural for humans, too.Sophia Lillis as Sydney, left, and Sofia Bryant as Dina in I Am Not Okay With This (Photo credit: Netflix)
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We are born the way we are, much the same way some of us are born with blue eyes or dark skin or as another nationality. If we are all human inside and out, and we are all supposedly made in “God’s” image, then why is it so hard to accept that we aren’t abominations? Weren’t we all created by “God”, the way he wanted to create us?īeing gay is not a choice. These are the questions the LGBTQ communities ask every day. But what is the norm, really? Why isn’t another person’s happiness enough? It seems to me that humans are somehow programmed to follow the norm. It is only the human species that bullies, harasses, and belittles same sex couples or anyone else who finds the same gender attractive. The wonderful thing about this is that other animals do not see them as outcasts or sinners. According to a report by the BBC, several animals, including monkeys, birds, insects, and sheep, have same sex partners, whether it be for mere pleasure or for companionship. Even in many animal species’, there are same sex relationships. Loving someone, regardless of their gender, is human nature and deep down, we are all humans we are all the same. Which brings me to why being gay is okay. My children and my current partner - a male - are one hundred percent supportive of who I am. She pretended she didn’t hear me and even up to the day she passed away, we never spoke of it again. That was more difficult as she was raised by her grandmother. When I returned home from my trip, I told my grandmother. To this day, I am certain she has accepted it via denial. I wasn’t sure if she was angry or if she was trying to process it. Her blank stare was really confusing to me. She laughed it off and said she had pretty much already guessed I was into girls a long time ago. Unfortunately, she didn’t share my feelings, but she wasn’t turned off by them, either, so we remained good friends.įast forward past several boyfriends, four failed “traditional” marriages, and two amazing children. In fact, along with having a boyfriend my parents were over the moon for, I found myself, once again, attracted to my good friend. Where the heck did that come from? Was I conforming to societal views of homosexuality? Was I starting to believe it was wrong? It wasn’t until a few years later, in high school, that I began to question my sexuality again. I was beyond relieved when she she confessed that she felt the same. I gave it a shot anyway and told her how I felt about her. I mean, what if she was turned off by my confession? And besides, what does a pre-teen know about physical attraction anyway? At that point in my life, I barely understood my own reproductive system. I was afraid she wouldn’t reciprocate my feelings. My fear was expressing my feelings for my friend.
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At that age, I still thought of boys as dumb and gross, and more so because of the way they treated me. I believed these feelings were due to the fact that I was a tomboy and all of the boys made fun of me. In fact, when I was 12 years old, I thought there was something wrong with me because I was attracted to my best girl friend. My goal here is to dispel that myth and explain why I believe being gay is as natural as being alive. Much of society is under the impression that being gay is an abomination, either due to their upbringing or their lack of understanding. I hope you get as much out of it as I put into it. I would love nothing more than to share my opinions on what happened this weekend, but this particular post is not the place, so I will continue on with the article I wrote for a class last summer. In light of Sunday’s tragic massacre at Pulse in Orlando, I wanted to send out some positive vibes on what it’s like to be a member of the LGBTQ community.