Hey everyone!
Ima be talking a bit about politics and LGBTQIA+ topics/rights here so if that bothers you, then politely shoo shoo :)
Anyway, if you don't live in America, then you probably haven't heard of this particular topic just yet (or maybe you have, who knows?), but there was a recent case that went all the way to the Supreme Court (basically one of the biggest and most influential courts in the entire country), and not for a good reason.
It involved a Colorado woman who owns a wedding decor business. She wanted the ability to deny any customers that are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically same-gender couples, service.
Now this woman claimed that a couple, specifically a gay couple, came onto her website and requested her service. She said she refused to help them because it "went against her religious beliefs".
However, after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the woman (basically saying that this whole thing was ok), one of the men in the alleged relationship came forward and said he wasn't even gay. He had a wife AND a child.
This is just sad honestly, because this woman LIED IN FRONT OF THE SUPREME COURT. That is not a small little oopsie, that's a huge, absolutely HUGE deal. But this woman lied and got away with it, and now its okay for her to refuse service to gay/same gender couples just because of their sexuality.
This isn't just happening here, this is happening all over America. As a nonbinary (Im calling myself that because I think I've figured it out :) genderfluid kid in the US, I don't feel safe. I am in a fairly safe state, but watching other LGBTQIA+ kids, specifically trans kids, getting their rights take away by adults that know nothing, absolutely nothing, about what they have to deal with sickens me.
No binary and gender fluid are both under the trans umbrella, so technically im a trans kid living in America. Im scared for my life. Im scared because now I can't even wear a rainbow in public in some states without fearing for my safety. Im scared for other trans and LGBTQIA+ kids in my country, some of which don't have accepting families or environments.
People ask my "why do you want to end it all?", and I say " I don't feel safe, my family ignores the warning signs that I am shoving in front of their faces, I get bullied for my hobbies, I am hated for no reason, I hate the body I was born in, I hate my face and my body, I hate myself more than I will ever EVER hate anyone else."
And I am scared for my life every single day.
- Dino