Just sitting here thinking about the good old days. While life and things were not perfect they sure seemed better than a lot of what we have today.
Remember when, even though they were slow to do so, we trusted the Supreme Court to eventually do the right thing...and often they did.
Remember when the LGBTQ+ community was only Gay Men and Lesbians (other alphabets had not yet awoken) and we all fought one another but always joined hand in solidarity to demand that the world change...and for a while it did.
I could go on, but I am depressing myself.
I have an apointment this afternoon with my Cardiologist for an Echo. The last time I had an Echo I ended up with two more stents. So I am hoping this is more of just a check up.
Oh, I feel you.
ReplyDeleteI have been GUTTED over the realization that more than half of SCOTUS is rotten to the core. Thomas? Cavannaugh? That Opus Dei woman? disgusting.
As for LGBTQ+ people, they've always been there. And I remember white gay men discriminating against everybody who was not a cisgender white man (that included lesbians). Way back in 1993.
The collective has much to learn.
Good luck with the Cardio! Hopefully, no stents!
XOXO
Hopefully you get Nurse Wratched as a cardio tech instead of a hunky heartthrob who would send your heart all a-flutter resulting in either more medications or another procedure.
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If I get the Doctor that I had when I went to the ER I will not be able to control any of my bodily functions and he may just get to see Mr Wigly (yes my penis has a name) in all his glory.
DeleteI completely agree with everything you said. I've always been mixed on having labels in the gay community. Because years ago all the same people and types and Lifestyles we have now we had them the difference is we all supported each other. As one. The more labels you get I feel like all it does is create more divides. And I agree with your assessment on the Supreme Court also. Even a few of the good ones pissed me off on that last stunt. I feel like the only one that did her job was Ketanji Jackson Brown. I agree most times it's hard to trust any of them anymore. How can they seriously be bipartisan over anything?
ReplyDeleteI admit I still say Gay Community and Gay People more often that I say LGBTQ+++ I am sort of stuck in my ways and really do believe we are all one Queer group of folks. I recognize the need for an individual to live their truth and have an identity that feels right and fits them. However, like you, I see more devide than unity in so many aspects of the Gay Community that grows only out of the insistance.
DeleteThere are always good things my friend
ReplyDeleteGood things to enjoy and to embrace and to love
It may be hard
But they are there xxx
I know that you are so right. We humans have a tendacy to only see the negative in things when so much good and beauty is around us all the time. I need to relearn how to see and feel the way I did when I was in my 20's
DeleteI hope this finds that your appointment at the cardiologist was routine and that you didn't need stents. And I know what you mean about the state of LBGTQ things now. It seems as if we are moving backward.
ReplyDeleteWell the visit with the Cardiologist was postponed. He was in surgery and I got rescheduled. As for the LGBTQ things. I don't think we are moving backwards as much as the scum that was buried in the past was released over the past few years and are trying to take control of everyones future. We all just need to continue the fight to push them back underground and put the cap on that cess pool that they thrive in.
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