THE TIME IS NOW

THE TIME IS NOW 

   When a mass shooting of straight people occurs a gay person would never say, “they deserved to be killed.” If there was ever a time in American history when it’s appropriate to use the words “enough is enough” it is now.  We must not allow the lives of forty-nine innocent young Americans to be lost in vain.  We must make sure something good comes from this horrific act of violence.

   Now is the time that Americans must shun the voices of those who have tried to make a mockery from the deaths of those who are gay. We must turn our tears into actions. It is time for churchgoers to walk out of churches when preachers make such statements as “death to all gays.” We must make sure our broken hearts maintain the strength to continue the fight against bigotry. We must exercise our right to vote against political candidates who expound hate against LGBT communities.

   There is a unique characteristic in the power of love—the more it is challenged, the stronger it becomes. Therefore, love will never be defeated by bullets or by hateful words from pulpit orators. 

    I am proud to be part of a group of people who experience sorrow when any mass shootings occur.  Gay individuals have long accepted the fact that violence is not the answer.  For over two hundred years we have been subjected to violence that has come in many forms of hatred.  As a member of the gay community, I want to make this perfectly clear, we will not participate in hate, but we will stand and fight for our rights. And our stance is much stronger than any spineless preacher or applause-seeking politician has ever expected. One thing you can count on—we are the generation of gays who will never retreat to the closet.  The time is now that the world will not allow death threats to gay individuals go unchallenged.