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Y'all have probably already heard about change.gov going up, and how the site has a Your Vision form up inviting all Americans to send in their vision on what Obama needs to do when he takes office in January.

I just sent this in. Deepest thanks to

kathrynt for beta reading it.

( What I sent... )

Y'all please think about sending something in too. Thanks.

ETA 11:29pm: Aw, hell, only after I sent this in did I go back to this old Jam Report and realize that we actually did "America the Beautiful". But I had posted about learning the chords to "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the MurkJam list. So I think I can still let myself off the hook for that. Oops. *^_^*;;

Current Mood: thoughtful

And because I am not yet done posting tonight, here is ( my contribution to Blog for Choice Day 2007. )

Current Mood: contemplative

Show of hands: any of y'all not already aware I'm queer? Okay, just checking.

To be more specific, I'm bisexual. Mostly inclined towards boys (c.f. my zillions of posts on the virtues of Mr. Crowe and Mr. Doyle), but inclined towards the occasional girl as well, as my beloved

solarbird can attest. I have also been periodically known to ogle Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, Kaylee on Firefly, Kate and Sun on Lost, and such examples of fine elfin huntress pulchritude out of Elfquest as Ember, Dewshine, and Nightfall.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Livejournal, already in progress.

Today, fundamentalists and conservatives are having a so-called "Day of Truth" in which they are attempting to spread what they perceive to be the "truth" about homosexuality.

I approve of truth. I would therefore like to share some truth of my own.

Truth #1: Queer people don't choose to be that way. I am friends with several, and none of them are idiots. None of them are crazy. None of them suddenly said to themselves one day, "Gosh, I'm going to take on a lifestyle that will get me scorn, ridicule, and abuse, kicked out of my family, shunned by people of my community, beaten up by bullies, and even death threats!" No one in their right mind would choose to subject themselves to such treatment.

Truth #2: Yeah, the Bible does forbid people of the same gender lying with one another. But you know what? The Bible forbids a whole lot of other things that somehow mysteriously don't seem to matter in our modern society--such as eating shellfish, or mixing up crops in the same field, or wearing clothing made of different kinds of fiber. I know exactly zero people who, upon having lost a spouse, turned around and married their spouse's sibling. I also know exactly zero people who, upon having been discovered cheating on their spouses, were punished by public stoning.

Truth #3: "Queer" is not a synonym for "pedophile".

Truth #4: "Queer" is also not a synonym for "slut".

Truth #5: Queer folk do not have an "agenda" past just wanting to live in peace and to be treated with the same decency and respect that everybody else gets to enjoy.

Truth #6: No queer person of my acquaintance wants to force Christians to have to like their lifestyle or let them get married in their churches. No queer person I know wants to say, "You, Christian! You can't believe this way!" Religious freedom, though, means that everybody gets religious freedom. Not just the Christians. "Your right to swing your fist stops at my nose" applies to religions, too.

And last, but not least, this truth.

I am bisexual. I am also an ethical, moral, law-abiding citizen. I am not out to "recruit" young people. I am not out to foist my attentions onto someone who doesn't want them. The only difference between me and a heterosexual woman is that the person with whom I've chosen to spend my life is a girl.

That is my truth for today. Share at will.

I've seen a whole lot on Livejournal this week about the election, about how it's polarized the country, about the hurt and shock and grief that a large portion of my Friends list is going through. And in the weeks leading up to this one, I've also seen things that have stuck with me from people on both sides of the political fence; some of these comments have been in decidedly negative contexts, some of them not so much. But there has been a great deal that's made me think.

And one thing in particular has resonated with me: the thought that at this point, the only chance we have of finding some common ground is to start telling people what it really means when they do things like vote in favor of banning same-sex marriages. That it means destroying chances at happiness for folks who are, by and large, just as decent and ethical and moral as straight folks. That we need to put a personal face on that which folks fear and clearly do not understand.

I'm not going to lock this post, though I will put the majority of it behind lj-cut tags just for the sake of not spamming people's Friends list with the length of what I want to say, and for the sake of better organizing my thoughts. I will also say in advance that rational and civil replies are welcome, though I retain the right to delete without reply any flames. I'm not looking to start a flamewar; rather, I am looking to find some common ground and to establish some understanding. Anyone who feels inclined, feel free to quote anything I say here elsewhere, or to spread the link to this post around as you see fit. Consider my permission given.

Hi. I'm Anna. For those of you who don't know already, I'm queer. And I'd like to tell you about myself.

( Religiously... )

( Ethically and morally... )

I think that's enough for now. I will post more as it comes to mind, and as I feel the need to get it out there.

Be well, all.

Current Mood: pensive

In deference to National Coming Out Day, from the Home Office in Kenmore by the Lake in the state of Washington, here are the Top Ten Ways to Describe Anna the Piper's Sexuality:

10) Let's just say two of the chief ingredients are fine chocolate and sushi.
9) Glasses on a guy are NOT a bad thing.
8) I'll tell you about my sexuality if you'll tell me about yours. In Gaelic.
7) One of the many advantages of the elvenkind: elf girls and elf boys are equally hot.
6) Why I still need a Kim Possible costume.
5) If you can play more instruments than I do, you have a damn good chance at making me swoon.
4) Crowe. Swoon. Thud.
3) I'm boys-and-

solarbird-sexual!
2) Two words: "bouzouki-wielding Newfoundlanders".

And the #1 Way to Describe Anna the Piper's Sexuality:

1) I'm not a lesbian, but I play one in my marriage!

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