Another day without music! Tragedy!
Mar. 16th, 2010 02:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
obliviousally_ljIn our Writing class, we're starting a section on sex and gender. So, today, we were talking about how sex and gender are different and how the lines with gender are blurred some times. The discussion moved to sexuality (that's also something we'll be covering) and the subject of loving someone for WHO they are not WHAT they are.
I mentioned that I subscribe to the school of thought that you should love someone for their personality and what's in their head and heart, not just what's in their pants. I explained that a lot of people have trouble wrapping their brains around this idea.
After class, the older gay man (who is nice, but very talkative) approached me outside and thanked me for 'paving the way', as it were. I was confused and asked him what he meant and he said that it was a pretty big thing to be so open about how I approach sexuality.
It kind of blew me away because I usually assume gay folks to be a little pissy towards me because I haven't had it as 'hard' as they have. I've never suffered persecution for my choices towards who I want to be with or love. My family and friends were always supportive. I've never had my orientation thrown in my face, or even bullied because of it. I guess I feel I got off easy when it comes to that sort of thing.
I wouldn't change this, of course, but I always feel like someone's going to hold a grudge against me for no real reason other than I lucked out with that.
But it was interesting. I know being open and confident in who you are (especially when it comes to things like this) is a good thing because it inspires and gives some hope to other people who aren't quite as ready to be that way.
On the other end of the spectrum (lulz), when we were at the LGBT meeting on Thursday (not the LGBT Center opening, but the Pride meeting later that night)...
We did a little game involving the Kinsey Scale (I'm sure everyone's heard, if not, Google). It involved a lot of running around to different numbers and mayhem.
TJ heard no less than three people comment that the people who were in the middle (1-5, 0 is GAY and 6 is STRAIGHT, or vice versa, feel free to correct me on that!) needed to 'make up their minds'.
When Angie, TJ and I discussed this, we were mostly disgusted about it. Especially considering this is coming from THE GAY COMMUNITY ITSELF. I don't need to make the decision you want me to make. I've made my own decision. Just because YOU think I should fall into Box A or Box B doesn't mean I should think that.
Regardless, the LGBT club always proves to be interesting.
Spring break is the week after next. Woooo. Week or two (I don't remember) of loafing around the house. Hopefully I can get some of this shit organized!
I also have a biographical essay (3-6 pages!) due the Monday after spring break, but it shouldn't be too big of a deal. I'll just be spending a lot of time at the campus library! Which I'm also fine with. :D
I'm still job hunting, nothing's biting. It's getting frustrating. My mom's loaning me money to cover the rent for April, but I still have May to worry about. I'm hoping, if worse comes to worse, I can talk to my landlord and we can work something out since I'm getting my financial aid at the end of May (I believe).
I got some new Moo (sampler! I can't afford the full packs right now!) business cards. For both my art (since they needed updated) and my photos. I don't know what I'm going to do with the latter, but when I get some extra money, I'm going to get some nice prints made and see if any of the fancy places downtown want to sell them or something. There's worse art/photography down there, I'm bound to get a bite somewhere!
One of the guys we talk to in our Theatre class saw TJ's desktop (it's one of the promos of Jensen for Supernatural) and asked what it was. When he told him, he said that he loves the show and we spent the whole walk out to the parking lot talking about the show and what's going to happen when the hiatus is over and speculation on the sixth season. :D So that's pretty awesome. I never expect to meet SPN fans in real life because I'm conviced they're all crazy Wincest-loving fangirls who are delusional.
Speaking of Jensen, we started watching Dark Angel a few weeks back. We started on season two because we were only going to watch is for Jensen, but we ended up really enjoying it, so now I'm torrenting season one. Plus, Jessica Alba's cute, so you really can't go wrong.
Now, my stomach is full of rage and I think I'm going to lay down for a bit. D: D:
I mentioned that I subscribe to the school of thought that you should love someone for their personality and what's in their head and heart, not just what's in their pants. I explained that a lot of people have trouble wrapping their brains around this idea.
After class, the older gay man (who is nice, but very talkative) approached me outside and thanked me for 'paving the way', as it were. I was confused and asked him what he meant and he said that it was a pretty big thing to be so open about how I approach sexuality.
It kind of blew me away because I usually assume gay folks to be a little pissy towards me because I haven't had it as 'hard' as they have. I've never suffered persecution for my choices towards who I want to be with or love. My family and friends were always supportive. I've never had my orientation thrown in my face, or even bullied because of it. I guess I feel I got off easy when it comes to that sort of thing.
I wouldn't change this, of course, but I always feel like someone's going to hold a grudge against me for no real reason other than I lucked out with that.
But it was interesting. I know being open and confident in who you are (especially when it comes to things like this) is a good thing because it inspires and gives some hope to other people who aren't quite as ready to be that way.
On the other end of the spectrum (lulz), when we were at the LGBT meeting on Thursday (not the LGBT Center opening, but the Pride meeting later that night)...
We did a little game involving the Kinsey Scale (I'm sure everyone's heard, if not, Google). It involved a lot of running around to different numbers and mayhem.
TJ heard no less than three people comment that the people who were in the middle (1-5, 0 is GAY and 6 is STRAIGHT, or vice versa, feel free to correct me on that!) needed to 'make up their minds'.
When Angie, TJ and I discussed this, we were mostly disgusted about it. Especially considering this is coming from THE GAY COMMUNITY ITSELF. I don't need to make the decision you want me to make. I've made my own decision. Just because YOU think I should fall into Box A or Box B doesn't mean I should think that.
Regardless, the LGBT club always proves to be interesting.
Spring break is the week after next. Woooo. Week or two (I don't remember) of loafing around the house. Hopefully I can get some of this shit organized!
I also have a biographical essay (3-6 pages!) due the Monday after spring break, but it shouldn't be too big of a deal. I'll just be spending a lot of time at the campus library! Which I'm also fine with. :D
I'm still job hunting, nothing's biting. It's getting frustrating. My mom's loaning me money to cover the rent for April, but I still have May to worry about. I'm hoping, if worse comes to worse, I can talk to my landlord and we can work something out since I'm getting my financial aid at the end of May (I believe).
I got some new Moo (sampler! I can't afford the full packs right now!) business cards. For both my art (since they needed updated) and my photos. I don't know what I'm going to do with the latter, but when I get some extra money, I'm going to get some nice prints made and see if any of the fancy places downtown want to sell them or something. There's worse art/photography down there, I'm bound to get a bite somewhere!
One of the guys we talk to in our Theatre class saw TJ's desktop (it's one of the promos of Jensen for Supernatural) and asked what it was. When he told him, he said that he loves the show and we spent the whole walk out to the parking lot talking about the show and what's going to happen when the hiatus is over and speculation on the sixth season. :D So that's pretty awesome. I never expect to meet SPN fans in real life because I'm conviced they're all crazy Wincest-loving fangirls who are delusional.
Speaking of Jensen, we started watching Dark Angel a few weeks back. We started on season two because we were only going to watch is for Jensen, but we ended up really enjoying it, so now I'm torrenting season one. Plus, Jessica Alba's cute, so you really can't go wrong.
Now, my stomach is full of rage and I think I'm going to lay down for a bit. D: D:
