Aww, well thank you so much! This was really nice. I also wish nothing but the best for you, whoever you are. :)

Day 22 - An LGBT image that makes you smile.

I’ve reblogged this a couple of times now and the original caption says,

“A punk stops during a gay pride parade to allow a mesmerized child to touch his jacket spikes.”

I just find this to be oozing cuteness. The awe on the child’s face and the rainbow lei around his neck, and the amused and caring look on the guy’s face, his arm held out gently, offered to the clean and curious mind of a child. What I love about this picture is that it’s not even about sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s just an honest, intimate interaction between two human beings, purely for the purpose of enlightenment. In this moment, it doesn’t matter if anyone is straight or gay, if they’re white or black. What matters is this connection that two people are able to create, even if only for a moment. A moment that can be remembered forever.

Day 21 - Political LGBT issue that is closest to you or affects you most.

I personally think that the legalization of same-sex marriage on the federal level is the key element to LGBTQ equality in our country. To me, it seems to be an issue that universally reflects the value of LGBTQ Americans and their rights, which are not confined exclusively to the process of marriage. While it is the most controversial and debated issue regarding the role sexual orientation plays in American culture, that piece of legislation would essentially deem that LGBTQ individuals have no fewer rights than their fellow Americans. This would inherently allow more laws to be passed forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, whether it be in the workforce, the housing industry, the adoption agencies, or the schooling system. Schools could be required to address instances of bullying or harassment based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. LGBTQ individuals who were fired from their profession unjustly could be given priority access to unemployment benefits or career agencies.

The scope of troubles facing LGBTQ individuals today is just too immense for me to articulate correctly, but in my opinion, all of the other issues fall back on “religious freedoms” or freedoms of belief. If the American government legalized same-sex marriage, thus concretely supporting the LGBTQ community and recognizing sexuality as a fundamentally and unchangeably human trait, then that freedom of belief could not touch it, as it is accepted by the government. People could still have their qualms about it, but then again, so did people who opposed equal rights for women and African Americans. It is just another shift in the cultural paradigms of a country that stands for justice and equality for all. And I am confident it will happen someday.

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·      Day 1 - Your sexual orientation or gender identity. Be creative in your definition.

·      Day 2 - Did you have any experiences as a child that might have foreshadowed your sexuality? 

·      Day 3 - How old were you when you knew? What was that like for you?

·      Day 4 - The first person you came out to and that story.

·      Day 5 - Thoughts regarding inner turmoil about your sexuality; Did you have any? Did it escalate to self-injury or suicidal thoughts?

·      Day 6 - Did you face any problems regarding religion?

·      Day 7 - How your parents took it or how you think they might take it.

·      Day 8 - What do you think the closet or being closeted means to you?

·      Day 9 - What do you think about LGBT Pride? Is it helpful or hurtful? Encouraged or unnecessary? 

·      Day 10 - What does marriage mean to you?

·      Day 11 - Your favorite LGBT book (or one you’d like to read).

·      Day 12 - Your favorite LGTB movie (or one you’d like to see).

·      Day 13 - Your favorite LGBT role model/celebrity.

·      Day 14 - Your favorite LGBT song or artist.

·      Day 15 - Your favorite LGBT quote.

·      Day 16 - A picture from your first LGBT relationship or of your first LGBT crush.

·      Day 17 - Your first experience with an LGBT organization or event (Day of Silence, Pride, etc).

·      Day 18 - Something about the LGBTQ community you don’t understand or have a question about.

·      Day 19 - Butch or Femme? 

·      Day 20 - Maureen or Joanne? (Or your favorite LGBTQ show or queer-positive show).

·      Day 21 - Political LGBT issue that is closest to you or affects you most.

·      Day 22 - An LGBT image that makes you smile.

·      Day 23 - An LGBT image that makes you cry or makes you angry.

·      Day 24 - The stupidest argument/comment you’ve heard about gay people or an LGBT issue.

·      Day 25 - The LGBT slur you hate most or if you’ve taken back a slur and used it as a definition, ie queer or fag.

·      Day 26 - Your favorite gay joke (we all need to laugh at ourselves).

·      Day 27 - Your favorite LGBT blog/tumblr/site.

·      Day 28 - Write a letter to someone. It can be a coming out letter or a letter regarding how you hate their homophobia or whatnot. You don’t have to send it.

·      Day 29 - SHOUT SOMETHING! IT CAN BE HAPPY AND ABOUT PRIDE OR ABOUT WHY YOU HATE HOMOPHOBIA! 

·      Day 30 - Anything LGBT you’d like to end this on.

Would you followers out there in Tumblrville like me to do this and get to know me better?

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Hmmm….I think I’ll be doing this. :D

Still love this :3

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Tbh I think the only reason God hasn’t said he supports gays is because he thought about all the people who would boycott him

deadkennedysandattractivemen:

A punk stops during a gay pride parade to allow a mesmerized child to touch his jacket spikes.

I’m dying from the cuteness here.

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