After I recieved my pink bracelet I looked at it and thought.. Hmmm... it is some pink string, thats it... but I had no idea that it would draw so much attention to itself and me at the same time.
Once I place the bracelet on my arm people at work startedaskng me "What is the pink string for? Are you trying to remember something?" At first I was taken back by the question. I wasnt preparred to be asked about it and I wasnt sure what to say. After a brief pause I finally replied, "Yes it is to help remind me that it's ok to be gay". Everyone at work knows I am gay, but it is not something I wear on my sleeve or display with flags and gayness all over my office. It is just a simple fact that people came to discover over my first year in the lab.
I was very happy with the responces that I recieved like "Of course it is!".
It seems that even though I live in AL the people here are coming around to a new level of acceptance that not everyone is the same and like th same things and that is ok.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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