Sunday, 21 March 2010
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LGBT Not Welcome
I was on a tour with my university band over the weekend, and one of the places we played at was another university. We ate our dinner in their cafeteria, and being that there were a couple ensembles there, the sitting room wasn't spacious in the least.
My friends and I were looking for a table to sit at, and I saw one open in the middle of the room. As I got closer to it, I saw a piece of paper on the table. Thinking it was some idiots trying to reserve a table, I kept heading that way.
When I got to the table I read the piece of paper clearly. I was disgusted. It had a big circle in the middle of the page with a line through it. The words in the circle? LGBT. Underneath it I saw "No gays allowed!!! You're not wanted here!!!!" scribbled on the paper. I was going to sit there in spite of the paper, but my less-than-straight friend spoke in a panicked voice, "You're killing me, Rachel! You're killing me! Let's go sit somewhere else." So we did.
Just because a person doesn't swing the same direction as you doesn't make them diseased. It doesn't make them a different species, and it doesn't make them less worthy to live. I was disgusted when I read that paper and I found it completely unnecessary. I expect more of society.
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Comments (49)
I can't even form coherent sentences right now, I'm so enraged.
Wasn't this already posted here? Maybe it was Mancouch...
@mcmeister89@mancouch - It was.
I'm really annoyed at people's homophobia. I honestly don't get it :/
I'm a bisexual girl, and the things that some people do disgust me. Just because someone is different than you, doesn't give you the right to attack them.
>.< that's weird.
We all wish that society's evolutionary thoughts would have caught up with everyone now, but sadly that is not the case. Most of the time, it's fear of something different and that cycle of hate keeps getting passed down to generation to generation. We as a society need to teach the ignorant the truth and let them realize what it means to treat their fellow man. I've always been taught as a Christian to hate the sin, not the sinner. For me however, I feel that in hating the sin, you inadvertanly hate the sinner as well. Instead, just love the sinner and show them what it means to really respect and treat your fellow man how you wanted to be treated.
that's ridiculous. it was one of the those sheltered, live-in-the-middle-of-nowhere schools, wasn't it? i only say that because clearly the people there were used to being exposed only to people exactly like themselves. i almost feel sorry that they are so ignorant. i am sorry that you had to deal with that.
That picture took over 9000 hours in ms paint.
that's disgusting
I'M OVER THE GAY BASHING... PEOPLE NEEDA MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES AND FIND SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO DO WITH THEIR BORING LIVES!
bahaha. Yeah, it was on mancouch.
It was my bad I sent it to two places. I can't believe they both published it. Sorry for those who saw it twice.
Yeeaaaahhhhh I know the pic is horrible, but let's use our imaginations and pretend it's not photo-shopped? Then it clicks well.
@anorexique_xo@xanga - actually, it was in a private school in my state's capital.
@thewickedoboe@xanga - wow. that's kind of surprising to me because i usually don't get that vibe from urban schools, even if they are private. then again, i've only really ever been to visited private schools in the philadelphia, new york city, boston, and washington dc metropolitan areas, so i may be under the false impression that generally city schools = more tolerant. either way, it still sucks that it happened and i'm sorry that you had to deal with it.
Homophobia = Dumb. Enough said.
why did your friend not want to sit there? it's not like any asshole with a piece of paper and a pen gets to declare the requirements for sitting at a table
@KittySolntsova@xanga - I concur.
@jenessa1889@xanga - I honestly don't know. I mean, I would have sat there proudly. Probably woulda flaunted my gay-ness too, if I were him. But I don't really know. Maybe something traumatic happened to him or something so he's bothered to the point of why confront it....All I know for sure is that my heart broke when I heard how jumpy and urgent he sounded.
@thewickedoboe@xanga - =( that sucks
That's disgusting. Â That is so far beyond words.
you didnt explain why they made that sign or how any of the people even knew any of you were gay lesbian bi or transgendered. you made it sound like just because there was some sort of ensemble group, everyone in the group MUST have been gay lesbian bi or transgendered. i was lost throughout the whole post to be honest. until the very end where you ranted about gays being equal. i do agree sexual orientation shouldnt matter when it comes to common decency. just learn to tell an understandable story.
@yewskinnymuhfukas@xanga - It wasn't meant for my ensemble. It was just there. The general population of the group is made up of straight people. Some random person just left a random, disgusting sign on the table. I'm sorry if I confused you through out the entire post.
It's sad that the little piece of paper was successful in deterring you and everyone else from sitting there.
What does LGBT means?