thoughts, thoughts, thoughts...

oh yes, an explanaition of the melissa ferrick song from the last post:

often times, people think that gay people live completely different lives than straight people. being gay is such a small part of my life; being gay is not all there is to me. what does who i choose to sleep with have to do with my relationship with you? i would like to "welcome people to my life" as melissa ferrick does so lovely through these lyrics.

in early august, linda and i went to the newport folk festival and saw, among others, melissa ferrick. when she played this song, lesbians and gay men stood up all around the lawn and began singing, holding hands, and showing affection for their partners--"not afraid of who they are." it was the most beautiful sight to see heterosexual parents letting their children dance with lesbian couples. heterosexual parents who understand that love is love no matter who it is between.

"how i love my life"--what a beautiful way to end the song. so powerful. i just want people to know that being gay does not mean that i live a miserable life. why do people think that?

i wish that "no one is afriad of who they are here" was generalizable to larger populations, rather than just people at melissa's shows. i dream of the day when people will no longer have to be afraid of who they are, no matter where they are. until then, i will continue to be an "out" lesbian at my small southern private college doing all that i can to "piss off the radical right," which is so present here...