what being gay looks like

[rm]

via reannon:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12811907
A gay couple faces police action for kissing in public in Salt Lake City.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12790543
A gay couple is kicked out of a restaurant in El Paso, also for kissing.


I keep trying to formulate a sentence to go here, but I don't really have the time. But this is what being gay looks like when it's not on your television, when it's not in New York City or San Francisco or what is truly not that much more than a handful of cities, when you're not in a neighborhood where it's safe to be queer, when you're totally average and when you're living in America.

Comments

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you know this story..

My mother found herself in a pretty screwed up relationship in the '80's with a woman named Sue. Turns out she was aptly named. While they dated, Sue had kept a tally of all the money she spent on my mom, and when Sue broke up with her, this total was what she expected my mother to pay her.

Or?

Well, she'd take her to court. And then the newspapers would be full of 'two lesbians are in court.' And my mom would never see her kids again.

Sounds crazy, right? But the threat worked.

And when you see stories like the ones you posted? No, it's not so crazy.

[miep.livejournal.com]

that is one of the sickest things I have ever heard.