Stand Up for Equal Rights for All
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER, SISTAH AGAINST SISTAH, COUSIN AGAINST COUSIN?
During the Civil War, there were times when a brother would fight another brother — to the death — over their beliefs; I could not conceive of how such an atrocity could have ever happened. Brother against brother?
Historically, we just won a big battle in the Civil Rights War for LGBT marriage rights. Many in this country are celebrating as I write this and the others are on their knees praying for the “sinners” and the sins they committed against whom? I am not really sure. Many of them are cafeteria Christians — they take what they want from the Bible to use it to hurt others, which is pretty evil. Don’t worry — they love everyone — even the sinner! So don’t misunderstand their morals. They believe in equal rights but not LGBT equal rights.
Sadly many of them are minorities. You would think they would understand the uphill fight for rights of equality. They too had to fight for the right to marry outside of their race until the 1950s in many states. Separate but NOT EQUAL was not okay for minorities — why wouldn’t minorities support your rights? Yet, my beloved black Baptist Sistah friend (she calls me that) who is now living deep in the south) said to me, “If you bring the issue of gay marriages up to me again, it could cost us our twenty-year friendship.” “Silence.” I could not risk losing her yet. I knew for the first time my older and usually wiser Sistah was on the wrong side: Against civil rights for LGBT.
Social media is moving at a phenomenal speed — all about the Supreme Court Justices in two rulings supporting gay marriages. Facebook postings were filled with families fighting, friends arguing, and religious fundamentalists are convinced the rest of us are going to hell. It is endless….
Facebook was plastered with this news and many diverse, cemented opinions. And then I saw my favorite cousin, Sally’s post: “You are all sinners — evil has taken over — you are all going to hell.” I think that means me too since I support LGBT rights (despite the fact my heart was ripped out by a lying, deceiving crossdresser). Sally is a fundamentalist Catholic — nothing is going to change her religious mind. Sally has no openings for anything that is not from the Bible. Sadly she lacks a formal education and like the idiot Supreme Court Justice Scalia (whose son is a priest and his father is taking his religion into the Supreme Court). Sadly, Sally, too, does not believe in evolution. The good new is her daughter is going to college and hopefully this ignorance will be defeated by logic, love and understanding. However, I love my cousin. So what should I do? Let her ignorant statement sit on Facebook with no challenges and no one arguing for the love of equal rights? Nope. I just could not remain SILENT again.
Instead I posted my own celebration of this glorious victory — that certainly is not over.
My beloved heterosexual father (God rest his soul) fought in the Stone Wall Riots in 1969! Once he heard about what the NYPD were doing to innocent men — he went with his friend to the streets to fight for gay rights. Cops ran up to him ready to hit him and he screamed, “Why are you doing this to these men? They are not hurting anyone.” My mother was so upset because he could have been arrested and beaten for his beliefs (which she shares). I remain so proud of his humanistic beliefs that he acted on. My dad taught me never remained silent when I see injustice. He taught me never to be a bystander when something is taking place that is wrong, immoral and discriminatory.
Those sitting on the sidelines watching what is happening and letting anyone bash others or try to take away other’s civil rights shame on you. You are part of the problem. It is high time for everyone — including heterosexuals — to continue this fight until all states and all people have their fundamental rights. No more SILENCE.
It is such a turning point and it is only a matter of time before gay marriages are legal in every state. One state at a time. One person at a time. One brother, one Sistah and one cousin at a time!
Blessings,
Dee A Levy, MA
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Dee A. Levy is the former spouse of a crossdresser. She has a BA in Women Studies and MA in Social Sciences and Comparative Education. She is the author of The Cross Dresser's Wife -- Our Secret Lives, available at Amazon.com, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, & www.crossdresserswives.com.Subscribe
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I very much agree with your premise, however referring to someone that disagrees with you as an idiot does no one any good. If, as you imply; formal education equals enlightenment, then let the “Chips fall where they may” and rise above petty name calling.