2004-05-18 
 

mixed blessings

A day after Massachusetts started accepting gay marriage registrations, I found myself dealing with homophobic folks...right here in the Castro - gayest neighborhood on the west coast.

Tonight wasn't about getting physically bashed. (Though that happens too frequently to too many of my brothers and sisters.) But the verbal crossfire I got swiped by while walking through an area I normally feel 100% safe in was a sobering reminder. As far as we've come in being accepted as human beings worthy of love, there's still folks out there who can too easily give in to the fear and hatred that's been taught to them.

People who'd be quite happy to see me dead, and then easily rely on arcane religious teachings to justify their joy.

* posted by me at 2:15 PM

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