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Since I entered politics, the biggest obstacle I& #39;ve faced has been justifying my right to hold my own views.
I wasn& #39;t told I couldn& #39;t do this job or work in that profession because I was gay by the right.
I was told I couldn& #39;t think the way I wanted because I& #39;m gay by the left.
I wasn& #39;t told I couldn& #39;t do this job or work in that profession because I was gay by the right.
I was told I couldn& #39;t think the way I wanted because I& #39;m gay by the left.
Without ever asking me what I believed or supported, I was automatically looked upon with suspicion and rage.
How DARE I.
What is WRONG with me?
The left put their hand in my face and said, & #39;What do you think you are doing? Get back over there with your own kind!& #39;
How DARE I.
What is WRONG with me?
The left put their hand in my face and said, & #39;What do you think you are doing? Get back over there with your own kind!& #39;
Based on the condition of my birth my options for political and social expression were limited and already chosen for me.
I had only the freedom to support a carefully managed array of positions, all of which were mandatory.
I had to be a leftist. A progressive. A Democrat.
I had only the freedom to support a carefully managed array of positions, all of which were mandatory.
I had to be a leftist. A progressive. A Democrat.
Rather than fight for my positions on social issues, human rights, fiscal policy, the nature and purpose of government, etc., I first had to fight for the very notion I could CHOOSE them for myself *because* I am gay.
Because I am gay.
Nothing else mattered to them.
Because I am gay.
Nothing else mattered to them.
Women, people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, LGBT, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, immigrants, everybody the left claims to champion has had this exact same battle.
& #39;But you are a...& #39; is how they dehumanize us.
Reduced to background players watching the hero fight for us.
& #39;But you are a...& #39; is how they dehumanize us.
Reduced to background players watching the hero fight for us.
The idea that we would reject the left& #39;s plan for us is viewed as unthinkable and ungrateful.
& #39;But look at all we have done for you! Where would you be without us!& #39;
They champion causes in our name while expecting us to sit quietly and wait for their signal to applaud.
& #39;But look at all we have done for you! Where would you be without us!& #39;
They champion causes in our name while expecting us to sit quietly and wait for their signal to applaud.
