Lately, I've found that a lot of people really don't know what each letter in "LGBTQ" stands for. Yes, most people realise that it stands for "Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgendered, (Gender) Queer", but they don't really understand what those terms mean.
To help remedy this, I'm going to be posting journals and messages on different sites that I'm a member of all this week. Each day, I will highlight a different letter in "LGBTQ". Comments and questions are welcomed, but please be respectful.
Today is "Transgender" and I've found a nice video that sums it up rather nicely.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1824656861027683012
Monday, 18 July 2011
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Make Room For Yourself
"Jews cannot fight antisemitism alone, Muslims cannot fight Islamaphobia alone, gays cannot fight homophobia alone. The victim cannot cure the crime, the hated cannot cure the hater. We are as big or as small as the space we make for others who are not like us." - Rabbi Lord Sacks
How true this statement is.
There is so much phobia in the world today. Homophobia, Islamaphobia, Christianphobia (yes, I made that up just now), racism, Transphobia, sexism... Why? Because it makes us feel better about ourselves? Because "we're right and everyone else is wrong"? Because to admit that men like roses is the same as stripping them of their masculinity?
I'm not having it. The human race is a huge amalgamation of different beliefs, different colours, different traditions, different sexual orientations, and yes, different gender identities. Instead of trying to make everyone else conform to what we think is "normal", we should be celebrating our differences. Because it is those differences which make us so wonderful.
By limiting others, we are actually limiting ourselves. By telling others "You were born a female, and therefore you can not be a male" or "You can not marry another man" we are actually imprisoning ourselves in a cage made of petty prejudices that will one day come back to bite us.
On the flip side, if we make room for those who are different than us then we make more room for our own beliefs and our own feelings. And the world will be so much better for it.
How true this statement is.
There is so much phobia in the world today. Homophobia, Islamaphobia, Christianphobia (yes, I made that up just now), racism, Transphobia, sexism... Why? Because it makes us feel better about ourselves? Because "we're right and everyone else is wrong"? Because to admit that men like roses is the same as stripping them of their masculinity?
I'm not having it. The human race is a huge amalgamation of different beliefs, different colours, different traditions, different sexual orientations, and yes, different gender identities. Instead of trying to make everyone else conform to what we think is "normal", we should be celebrating our differences. Because it is those differences which make us so wonderful.
By limiting others, we are actually limiting ourselves. By telling others "You were born a female, and therefore you can not be a male" or "You can not marry another man" we are actually imprisoning ourselves in a cage made of petty prejudices that will one day come back to bite us.
On the flip side, if we make room for those who are different than us then we make more room for our own beliefs and our own feelings. And the world will be so much better for it.
Friday, 8 July 2011
Fourth of July, Losing Weight, and other stuff
Been a while since I updated here. Sorry about that. Truth be told, there's not been much to say.
I hope everyone in the States had a good 4th of July. Obviously, it isn't celebrated here in England, but we have Guy Fawkes Night in November!
Trying to lose a bit of weight. Not much though. Actually, I'm more wanting to build up muscle and get rid of excess fat. If I lose weight in the process, so be it. My exercise "regime" is using handheld weights for 20-30 minutes each day and to either walk outside for a minimum of 30 minutes or play on my xbox 360 (Kinect games) for 30 minutes to an hour every day. I'm not really on a diet, but I'm trying to eat more veg and fruit and less junk food and drink more tea and water and less pop.
As of this past Tuesday, I weighed 164ish lbs. We'll see how I'm doing in August. I'm not going to weigh myself except for at my boyfriends house (which I visit once a month) and when my GP wants to weigh me. Also, just for future reference, my measurements are as follows:
Waist: 37"
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 16"
Arms: 13"
Chest: 38"
I hope everyone in the States had a good 4th of July. Obviously, it isn't celebrated here in England, but we have Guy Fawkes Night in November!
Trying to lose a bit of weight. Not much though. Actually, I'm more wanting to build up muscle and get rid of excess fat. If I lose weight in the process, so be it. My exercise "regime" is using handheld weights for 20-30 minutes each day and to either walk outside for a minimum of 30 minutes or play on my xbox 360 (Kinect games) for 30 minutes to an hour every day. I'm not really on a diet, but I'm trying to eat more veg and fruit and less junk food and drink more tea and water and less pop.
As of this past Tuesday, I weighed 164ish lbs. We'll see how I'm doing in August. I'm not going to weigh myself except for at my boyfriends house (which I visit once a month) and when my GP wants to weigh me. Also, just for future reference, my measurements are as follows:
Waist: 37"
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 16"
Arms: 13"
Chest: 38"
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