This PSA may make some people uncomfortable, due to mentions of bigotry. If you feel uncomfortable with reading my experience with violence and hate crimes, please click out now.
I want people to know before pride month starts that we still have a long ways to go to achieve happiness... I've been a victim of violence even as of recent, and I'm still struggling with loving myself as an individual who is gay. I struggle to be proud of who I am despite being gay, and it's thanks to the many horrific things people have told me, and also done to me. The government of the United States allows their LGBT victims to suffer in silence, and be treated worse than criminals, psychopaths, and even (dare I say it) rapists. I cannot tell you enough: This is utterly unacceptable. People here still believe that Gay men and women deserve to die and be punished with torture, and in many countries, it may be even worse. There may even be racial and religious bias thanks to their prejudices against us. Many families still kick their children to the streets for being gay to this day.
I don't mean to depress you when making this post. I don't mean to shock people. But, I do want you people to know how I feel when pride month starts. I feel that my hometown needs adjustment to modern times. I feel that people need to correct their thinking when it comes to bigotry and prejudice. As MLK wished for his family and his many followers, I wish the same thing: My fellow LGBT community to be safe and free from discrimination. Gay men not having to worry about being "blackfaced" (my term for being stereotyped in a mocking or derogatory manner) by media. Gay people not being taunted by far right individuals for being inferior.
In simple terms, I want one thing and one thing only for us, and that is to be treated like a regular, normal, decent human being.
It is sad and terrible that I have to even make this post. But... We need to get this message across to people as Gay individuals. We don't deserve to be treated this way, and I cannot emphasize that enough.
If you disagree, that's okay. I know many people have different experiences, and that most people will live a happier life. But, my experience was haunting to this day, which is why I make this post.
I will conclude this journal for now, but... If you have any concerns, please reach out to me on Discord or Telegram. My discord is EdmndFX#8931.
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