hate

So I’ve been 100% and completely out with who I am for the past year. By that I mean, I’m not scared to dress the way I want to dress, to have hair that isn’t normal for a woman (I have a Mohawk at the moment) and to just not be scared to hold a girls hand in public.

That being said, I’ve never honestly faced any scrutiny or harassment for any of that.

Sometimes I get some stares for the way my hair is, most the time I just get people who want to take photos of me to which I oblige, because hey its giving some tourist a story to tell about their trip to Seattle.

Recently however, I’ve noticed a change in where I live. We have a gay part of town, more of it’s just a place where anyone can go and not worry about being harassed. It’s a great place. It’s the place I hang out the most. But recently things have been changing. We’ve had multiple gay bashings. One where the guy was literally dragged from a car down the street and just other beatings for no reason other then someone’s sexual orientation.

I've been reading through everything I missed, and let me tell you I have twenty or so tabs left to check out. But I don't know how long I have online, so let's get this up now, yes? Yes. KK. WARNING: violent. Could be triggering.

There's a post that Micki is going to war. I wish her all the best, knowing that...war is something I both love and hate. It may tear people away, and you can never be sure they will come home alive. So I hope, for the sake of Micki, her family, and all of us here, that she comes back alive and relatively unharmed.

But then Heather and Irmelin believe that war is unfeminist in many ways. But why? Is it not traditional that women will not fight? A woman should have every right to fight for what she believes in! If she believes in a conutry, if she believes in fighting to prove everyone wrong, if she believes in...she should act upon it.