Show Your True Colors

Perhaps I'm stumbling upon what I want to after all. Much sooner than I thought.

Lawrence King, a 15 year old Californian student, was shot in the head at school last week for no other reason except that he was gay. His killer was his 14 year old classmate.

It shocks me that people are still so stupid. I have a couple memorials and etc. in my room to remind me that people are still killed for mundane reasons. But if I had a memorial for everyone who's ever been murdered in a hate crime, I'm sure my walls wouldn't even be visible. I don't understand why people just can't get over themselves. Maybe your neighbor or classmate or teacher or whatever is different from you. So what? Learn to deal with it. I'm not super religious but I believe the bible says "Love thy neighbor"? You don't have to be religious to do that. It's so simple yet people can't grasp that idea. This world....

Since, maybe, age 9 I've called myself a gay and equal rights activist. Truth be told, I've never really done anything activist-y. My attempt to hang posters one MLK Day went terribly wrong. I kind of gave up after that. People just don't GET IT.

But I still want to make a difference. I'm going to try to. One of the Lawrence King memorial websites wants to team up with Build-a-Bear to make bears for children dealing with harrasment at school. The group also wants to try and get some proceeds to be given to GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network). I definitely want to help.

It's time to take the tape off my mouth and take a stand.

If you're interested in joining the cause go here.