straight but not narrow

I've noticed lately that my blog has been a conglomeration of pop culture references with not a lot of my thoughts that have gone along with them.

So while I sit at Witte on this (snowy???) Friday evening I have a few concluding thoughts about Queer as Folk. I promise not to post pictures of Brian Kinney after this- unless i feel it is completely necessary, of course.

I am a strong supporter of LGTB issues, have pins on my backpack and purses showing I'm ALLY, continuously speak out when anyone I'm speaking to uses 'gay' as a negative emphasizer, but to be honest I've only on occasion really reflected on what it means to be a citizen of the united states and not have the same rights as every other citizen.

It's ludicrous.

If i were denied any one of my rights in one instance, I could imagine the cringe i would feel and the bad taste that would be left in my mouth about the country I live in.

I can't, however, imagine the government of the country I'm a citizen of, by law, denying my right to marriage or even to civil unions.

I don't think I'd want to live here.

*sigh*