After I got home last night, I was reviewing some of the diaries that were posted while I was out and I ran across a diary posted by Michael Binder regarding Perry v. Schwartzenegger. Michael had also posted a video for all the haters out there so I clicked on the link, and after signing into You Tube, I watched it.
During the first viewing, I was laughing so hard, I was crying. And of course, I had to watch it over and over and over again.
Once the initial hysteria was over, I really felt good about the current young generation that is growing up now. Gay or straight, for the most part, sexual orientation is just not something that is a big hang up for them.
But what is so striking to me is the difference in attitude these kids have towards themselves versus the attitudes folks in my generation had. We were filled with guilt, self-loathing, shame, etc., and it was so painful to constantly have to cover up everything, cover your tracks, etc., because the fear and dread that your family and friends would find out was enough to send some of over the edge.
Well, I don't have to worry, based on what I see going on in society and in this video. There is a comfort level and ease that young gay men and women have today with themselves that I both admire and envy. And perhaps the fights that those in my generation fought has helped ease the burden over time so that these younger kids don't suffer from low self esteem, which can lead to dire consequences.
Now I know the world is not perfect and there are still places across the country where it is tough to grow up as gay and out. But even in those places, kids are telling society to fuck off. Remember the young lesbian who fought tooth and nail to take her girlfriend to the prom? She said loud and clear FUCK YOU to the state of Alabama. Same thing for the folks in rural Mississippi, who were taking all that shit for going to a gay bar - they all gave a collective FUCK YOU to the state of Mississippi.
Here is the video - I hope it gives you the laughs it gave me. And lets give a big FUCK you from all of us at Daily Kos to all the haters out there!