So patriotic! So what about the Draft Dodgers?
We've all heard the hype. When you come out of the closet and start playing for the other team, you get your membership card, your free toaster, and two tickets to a Kathy Griffin show. But what happens when this just isn't enough? What happens when these door prizes just don't cut the mustard with the prospective recruits? Look, its tough out there when the other side is competing with razzle dazzle perks and compensation packages like Marriage, Fair Housing, Tax Benefits, Equal Employment, Adoption, and the ability to Donate Blood. Sorry, Kathy, you're funny, but you're not that funny.
Haven't you been listening to the Right Wing Conservatives? They've discovered that we're trying to build an army here! They're even referring to us as "Militant Homosexuals." Who let the Oscar Wildcat out of the bag? (I think we have a mole) They're not likely to share their benefits without a fight!
And while we are in the midst of such patriotic national holidays as National Coming Out Day and Spirit Day, those of us in the rank and file of The Glitter Brigade just can't help but scorn some of you Draft Dodgers out there (or not OUT there). So what- you can marry?! and file joint taxes?! Get jobs easier?! And buy all the little babies you want?! You're war profiteers, sleeping with the enemy! (or pretending to) Dodging your Civic Duty! You're Gay, God Damnit! You're a Lesbian, Soldier! For crissakes, Tranny Oakley, nix the Mossimo, slip on your Manolo's, and get in line! You owe it to your people! You owe it to your country! You owe it to the world! While you're secretly watching Glee and posting headless torso pictures on Grindr, we're here on the front lines doing the real work, fighting for your human rights, and quite probably even your survival.
The truth is, we ARE creating an army. We are raising a cavalry of people who are comfortable in their own skin. Training a legion of humans to accept themselves as natural and sufficient. We are developing programs where we can pilot above the battlefield of bigotry and hatred, and strike from a higher place with truth, reason, and education. We are forming strong alliances with the marginalized, the underprivileged, and those who have fought similar battles before us- Because some people never forget. And when we win the war at home, we will be a shining example and an inspiration to the rest of the world. We Will Be Their Heroes. We will live forever in the glory of being on the right side of history, and we will be remembered as liberators.
Imagine it. Some day we will be human in the eyes of all humanity.
And what is your role in this battle? What is expected of you? It's simple. Be yourself. That's it. Just come out and be yourself. That's all you need to do to be a Hero.
The more openly Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgendered people we have in society, the more the world will see us for the great spectrum of humanity that we represent. They will see us as brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, doctors and cab drivers and football players and senators. they will see us as the contributing members of the human collective that we truly are, and they will love us. At the very least, they will accept us. But we need you. We need you in our numbers. We need you to live up to your human potential and responsibility of making this world a better place for the next generation. And THEY need you. They need you to show them your uniqueness, your love, your intelligence, your compassion, your devotion, and your raw humanity. For then, and only then, will they see themselves in us.
