I am woman

I remember it like it was yesterday; walking to Wallmart with my roommate. Of course I was topped and turned, buffed and fluffed; I was in public after all. Suddenly this SUV passes us by and this straight kid sticks his head out the window and remarks in a load voice (screams): "Foggots!" My roommate seemed upset, but I smiled; the kid could not have been more right! I am a faggot.

It's actually amazing to live in a modern time; where people speak of racial tolerance, equal opportunity employment, freedom of expression and personal wellbeing - and the homosexuals (just like many other minority groups) are still subject to this kind of treatment. Being victomized personally is not what upsets me. What upsets me is the fact that people tend to believe, rant and rave about living in a free world. I'll go ahead and say it: Bullshit! We are born free, but then society put the shackles on our feet - put the shackles on my feet.

It has been such a long walk already and I still see very little progress, even if people tend to believe that much ground has been won. It all comes down to the mere fact that society will always try to put you down, one way or the other, even in Amsterdam and Toronto. I have come to realise that there really is not a single place on this Earth where we can just completely and utterly be ourselves - and be accepted for exactly that. What's to do? Be yourself completely exactly where you are and simply kick those who are ready to put the chains on your feet between the legs. Be yourself... no matter what.

I'm going to be myself, no matter what people do, say or think. In the end and after all said and done, I am the one that needs to be happy and content, not only with who I am, but about my life in general. So here I am... and this is for all you gay bashers out there... I am woman, now hear me roar!

ECDJ