There is Still Progress to be Made

I was talking to a friend the other day about dating and falling for people. She is straight and started to talk about stealing first kisses while on first or second or third dates. This is when I realized the privilege that heterosexual couples have, that they may not realize. Straight couples can kiss in cafes, theatres, museums, and restaurants. Straight couples can kiss in public without having the fear that someone will fill their special moment with hate.
When you are in a same-sex relationship, something as simple as holding hands with your partner in public holds anxiety and fear for what someone hateful may say. The LGBTQIA+ community prides itself on just that - pride. But sometimes pride is hard to hold when people don't believe that you deserve to love the one that you want to.
It's easy to give in to the notion that because same-sex marriage is legalized in all 50 states (and more countries are jumping on the bandwagon every year,) that there aren't any more problems being faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. This is false. While marriage equality is undoubtedly important and completely life-altering, there are still a lot of hateful people in the world who, for reasons I will honestly never understand, don't want to see two same-sex people in love.
The other day I came across a video released by Australia and New Zealand Pride (Mardi Gras) committee, that deals with this exact issue I'm talking about, and reminds audiences to #HoldTight.


Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 18, 2017 at 4:03 PM

    Your post was very informative!

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  2. Mallory BakerNovember 1, 2017 at 12:01 PM

    Great post. This mentality applies to just about every situation in adopting the "I could care less what people think" attitude. Because you can say it over and over, but words hurt regardless. It's incredibly hard to forgive and forget, especially if someone says something filled with hate.
    Thank you for opening up!

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  3. UnknownNovember 5, 2017 at 4:59 PM

    Its easy to take advantage of things when your looked at as the normal in society, its hard to be the "outkast" and do and enjoy things like everyone else. Great post to show both sides for people.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 17, 2017 at 6:53 AM

    Reading your posts helps me understand the LGBTQIA+ community! Great post!

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  5. Kendra WicksNovember 17, 2017 at 9:03 AM

    Great use of the video, it's really good! This is a very important topic to address and I love your approach to it.

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  6. UnknownNovember 20, 2017 at 8:35 AM

    great post. I like how you added the video to give another view on the subject

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