Anyway, back to posting about something I love and something I hate! The thing I hate the most right now is all of the damn intolerance and bigotry in the world. I mostly focus on GLBT and women's activism, but know that bigotry of all types bothers me. Right now in the GLBT community, bigotry is flying at us from all corners; governments, companies, individuals. It's very disheartening and enough to make a girl get a little down. The thing I love however, is how vocal and loving the GLBT community and allies are, how willing some people are to accept everyone as they are. What I love even more is the moments when this community of queers and allies comes together and creates something beautiful.
The picture I've chosen to represent both what I love and hate is a picture of a project I spearheaded for my alma mater's gay straight alliance. We took a piece of plywood, a large piece, and for day one we spray painted all the terrible names that GLBT people get called every single day. We set it up in the atrium, and set out a book for people to sign upon viewing. Reactions were strong and mixed. A few people GOT it, really got it. Most people were confused. A few people were predictably pissed off. The next day we went back and painted the word "Human" over it, as you can see. Again, results were mixed. People weren't really confused anymore, but people on every side of the fence thought a million different things. We stood by it, and to this day our proud of it. To our GSA it represented that there should be a very basic, unifying thing in all of us. Here's a picture of the completed "wall." I didn't say a lot about it because I think it speaks for itself and I do want people to make their own conclusions.
To me this picture represents a time when I tried to inspire peace, followed a passion, and live a life of love. Wishing those things to you and hoping you a wonderful evening.
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