tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4062960913852585854..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: StatuaryDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-86772774628440325022018-05-15T22:12:39.794-04:002018-05-15T22:12:39.794-04:00I’m bisexual but I don’t have much experience of b...I’m bisexual but I don’t have much experience of being gay in public since I’ve been in a relationship with a man for most of my adult life. However since I’ve become a wheelchair user I have seen judgement from people when I kiss my partner or hold his hand in public. It’s a terrible feeling to be othered that way, for something as beautiful as love to be seen as disgusting and immoral. To be honest most of the time it’s a relief knowing most strangers assume my partner is my carer, but I hate feeling that relief and I wish I was more up for challenging the judgement rather than hiding from it. I have seen how much the world has changed in my lifetime, when I was a teen barely anyone came out until they left school whereas the current crop of teenagers know who’s LGBTQ within minutes of meeting each other. Yet in some ways it feels like there has barely been any change at all. I will never understand why people hate those who are different from them, whether that difference is race, religion, sexuality, political leanings etc, but I will never question why people feel the need to hide who they are. Your safety is always the most important thing, even if I do think it’s important for those of us who are different to live openly as who we are. Being different in public is a political action, and it’s how we change the world but personal safety always comes first. I just wish we had no reason to fear for our safety.Girl on wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796804535876857751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-16123086864548281672018-05-15T10:31:16.127-04:002018-05-15T10:31:16.127-04:00It’s so sad that even today fear, or taking care n...It’s so sad that even today fear, or taking care not to potentially upset anyone else can lead to the repression of oneself and the ones we love. I truly hope that one day an expression of love will be seen as just that - the most beautiful vision and feeling.<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348634102430796318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81217785630266623462018-05-15T09:52:22.932-04:002018-05-15T09:52:22.932-04:00Brings to mind the 'fight/flight/freeze' d...Brings to mind the 'fight/flight/freeze' dynamic of trauma. It is sad, that even in a happy moment they could not quite connect. <br />clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.com