well Bla, prepare to not feel quite so alone

I identify as queer, which to me means more than 'homosexual', it means something similar to 'bisexual' but regarding all gender identities. my own saying is... 'people, not parts.' I don't care what's in somebody's pants, I care about what is in their minds and hearts. also faces, I care about faces.

I come from one of those small towns where everybody knows everybody. it's entirely white and entirely Christian. most of the time I get taken as being straight, apparently I'm too straight-acting to be a lesbian, and of course bisexuals don't exist. (seriously, my parents still ask me from time to time if I 'decided' which sex I like.)
over the past year LGBT rights in 'murica have shot forward. by the time I moved back home in June, after 7 months of being away, 12 gay marriage bans had been declared unconstitutional. in the past two months we've seen no less than 8 more. there are now less than 20 states awaiting judicial review. it seems the gay marriage fight will be over in a year – as soon as these court cases make it to the Supreme Court.
needless to say, it's been a great year for us. the ban in my state was struck down last month. it's a nice thing not having to worry about whether I can or cannot get married to theoretical love interests in the future.

go team LGBT. we've still got a long way to go. there's still anti-discrimination protections, housing rights, employment rights, and the transgender rights fight is just starting to pick up steam.
gonna be an interesting century.