Somewhere over the rainbow.
Six primary colours and four associated letters have become the hotbed of controversy yet again. For those who may not be aware, in recent days, a small town Newfoundland mayor was one to cast the final vote regarding whether or not a local Pride group would be permitted to paint a rainbow crosswalk. Research led me to discover that a similar situation happened in Jasper, Alberta a few years ago. To paint or not to paint, that is the issue. My God-awful Shakespeare pun aside, I simply can't comprehend why something so simple was rejected? This issue aside, I honestly don't understand why some individuals continue to go stark-raving mad where issues of gayness are concerned. I am not out to vilify any particular person or group. I'm just confused why such controversies continue to occur.
Isn't it something though how a simple rainbow, the symbol of LGBT pride since the 1970s, is tantamount (in some eyes) to being morally indefensible? You do NOT have to be a member of the LGBT community to be an ally. To paraphrase a quote I love, I don't judge people on their sexuality. Rather, I judge them on whether or not they're an asshole. Judging somebody on the basis of their sexuality would be as silly as passing judgement based on the colour of one's skin or religious affiliation. I've often said that closets are for clothes and antiquated perspectives. Nobody should ever have to feel subhuman or worthless on the basis of another's ignorance. And to get back to the original issue, a rainbow painted on a frigging stretch of pavement is not going to cause division within a town and give one group the upper-hand. If anything, the opposite is true.
Some keyboard warriors have argued that gays continually get special treatment because of what goes on in their bedrooms. Why don't heterosexuals get a special week? And then there is my favourite: why do they have to flaunt it? (It, of course, being same-sex relationships.) I believe in freedom of speech, expression, and thought. I believe in acceptance. I believe in the celebration and certainly not the derision of diversity. Most important of all, I believe in love. The greatest of all always has been and will be LOVE.
Isn't it something though how a simple rainbow, the symbol of LGBT pride since the 1970s, is tantamount (in some eyes) to being morally indefensible? You do NOT have to be a member of the LGBT community to be an ally. To paraphrase a quote I love, I don't judge people on their sexuality. Rather, I judge them on whether or not they're an asshole. Judging somebody on the basis of their sexuality would be as silly as passing judgement based on the colour of one's skin or religious affiliation. I've often said that closets are for clothes and antiquated perspectives. Nobody should ever have to feel subhuman or worthless on the basis of another's ignorance. And to get back to the original issue, a rainbow painted on a frigging stretch of pavement is not going to cause division within a town and give one group the upper-hand. If anything, the opposite is true.
Some keyboard warriors have argued that gays continually get special treatment because of what goes on in their bedrooms. Why don't heterosexuals get a special week? And then there is my favourite: why do they have to flaunt it? (It, of course, being same-sex relationships.) I believe in freedom of speech, expression, and thought. I believe in acceptance. I believe in the celebration and certainly not the derision of diversity. Most important of all, I believe in love. The greatest of all always has been and will be LOVE.
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