Train of Thought of Wanting to be a Gay Rights Activist

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Tweeps, I'm going to flood your timeline with my recent train of thought of becoming a Gay Rights activist. Feel free to mute/else. :)

(1) Being a homosexual in a relatively conservative country is VERY scary. I don't know where to begin. The opposition, is just too big.

(2) You'll be constantly shrouded w/ fear of family & friends isolation, public humiliation, and lots of other social repercussions.

(3) Esp. w/ hyper-religious groups in society, that's never reluctant to scream to your face that you're an abomination & will burn in Hell.

(4) Also worsened by the fact of heteronormativism, where heterosexuality is deemed as the parameter of normalcy.

(5) There's just so many pressure from everywhere, that it pushes you into making a very difficult choice in life.

(6) Which life do you want to live? An honest, probably happy, but isolated life? Or a life based on lies, but still in tact w/ family?

(7) Mostly, people would choose the latter, to stay in the closet. It's the least harmful, and probably most practical too.

(8) One of the major factors that pushes that decision is mostly our upbringing & culture: to try to prioritize others than ourselves.

(9) I love the principle of utilitarianism - For The Greater Good, but I disagree when your happiness is at cost, just for others' sake.

(10) I mean, why do others get to be happy and you don't? Living a lie never makes you happy. It kills you slowly deep inside.

(11) As a homosexual, I know how it feels like to live in the closet. Trust me, it's not a life worth living in. Why?

(12) Because every day of your life, you'll be telling lies to your parents & friends on who you're dating, who you're attracted to.

(13) And each time, you'll be covered up in even more guilt, because you can't live up to the lies you've told them all.

(14) Ever since then, you'll spend your life looking over your shoulder, wondering whether or not you told the lies good enough, and such.

(15) Each time you lie, you come up w/ another lie, & it goes on. At one point, you can't differentiate which one's a lie & which one's not.

(16) It's a very tiring life, being in the closet. You're too busy focusing on what others want you to be, instead of what you want.

(17) Coming out of the closet is a very complex process. I, myself, have not fully came out. Just to friends, but not to parents & family.

(18) It needs a step-by-step approach. First, you need to come to terms with yourself. Ask this: what do you want?

(19) The very first step of coming out of the closet is accepting yourself and open to all possible consequences that may occur.

(20) To some people, it's very hard to gain self-acceptance, because they're so indoctrinated w/ the idea that they're wrong.

(21) Now this is where being a Gay Rights activist come in. As an activist, I can advocate for people and show them support.

(22) Voicing out to all the closeted homosexuals: they're not alone, there's a family here waiting, even when their own denies them.

(23) Showing them, that standing up for yourself doesn't mean you're going to lose everything, but it means getting a fresh start.

(24) I also want to show the world that being a Gay Rights activist isn't just about fighting for equal rights for civil union & to marry.

(25) But it's about fighting for the right to pursue happiness, to live a life w/o fear & insecurity. The right to feel good about yourself.

(26) Being an activist to me is about making it easier for homosexuals to live their lives, just like other people.

(27) And speaking up for those who can't speak for themselves, is both an obligation and an honor for me to do. :)

Well, that was my not-so-short train of thought of wanting to be a Gay Rights activist. Sorry if I flooded your timeline, folks! :)

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