Out, Loud, & Proud

26/07/2023

This Little Light of Mine... I'm Gonna Let it Shine!

Let it Shine! Let it Shine! Let it Shine!

Full VLOG in ASL

https://www.outloudnproud.com/asl/VLOG/Entries/2023/7/this-little-light-of-mine-1.html

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Will the retelling and recounting of important events in my life seem gay to others? Yes, my discourse will inherently seem gay at times. As. It. Should.

I am gay. I am unapologetically, unabashedly, unashamed. However, being gay is not all that I am and I am more than capable of discourse on various topics. I believe there is a balance, but if you think I should feel ashamed to be gay, or you expect me to hide my little gay light under a bushel, well... this little light of mine... I’m gonna let it shine! Let it shine… let it shine… let it shine!

https://www.outloudnproud.com/BlogEntries/Entries/2023/7/this-little-light-of-mine.html

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¿Les parecerá gay a los demás la narración y el recuento de acontecimientos importantes de mi vida? Sí, mi discurso puede parecer gay a veces. Como. Lo. Debería.

Soy gay. No me arrepiento, no me avergüenzo. Sin embargo, gay no es todo lo que soy. Soy más que capaz de disertar sobre una variedad de temas. Creo que hay un equilibrio, pero si crees que debería avergonzarme de ser gay, o esperas que esconda mi pequeña luz gay bajo un celemín, bueno... Esta lucecita mía... ¡Voy a dejar que brille! ¡Que brille... que brille... que brille!

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21/07/2023

This Little Light of Mine

In most every culture, heteronormative values are everywhere you look, so the idea that a gay friend is imposing upon you by merely mentioning their life is hypocrisy. Straight people have been imposing their heterosexuality on me for past 55 years.

The idea that “the g**s are recruiting” is ludicrous. From birth, gay kids are subjected to and are exposed to a myriad of images promoting, encouraging, and expecting heterosexuality. Who’s grooming whom? Gay kids watch thousands of tv shows and movies and read thousands of books containing straight characters, yet they still grow up gay, despite the heterosexual agenda. But some parents are still terrified that little Timmy will read just one book where a turtle has two dads and he’s going to wake up the next day and ask Tommy to the prom. That’s just silly!

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Esta lucecita mía

En la mayoría de las culturas, los valores heteronormativos están por todas partes. La idea de que un amigo gay te está imponiendo por el mero hecho de mencionar su vida es hipocresía. Los heterosexuales llevan 55 años imponiéndome su heterosexualidad.

La idea de que "los g**s están reclutando" es ridícula. Desde que nacen, los niños g**s están sometidos y expuestos a una miríada de imágenes que promueven, fomentan y esperan la heterosexualidad. ¿Quién recluta a quién? Los niños homosexuales ven miles de programas de televisión y películas y leen miles de libros con personajes heterosexuales, y aun así crecen siendo homosexuales, a pesar de la agenda heterosexual. Pero a algunos padres les aterroriza que el pequeño Timmy lea un solo libro en el que una tortuga tiene dos papás y al día siguiente se despierte y le pida a Tommy ir al baile de graduación. ¡Qué tontería!

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02/07/2023

The ASL version of The Straight Pride Parade is now available on Out, Loud, & Proud!

https://www.outloudnproud.com/asl/VLOG/Entries/2023/6/the-straight-pride-parade-1.html



I have many straight friends who are staunch allies. You know who you are. If I haven’t told you lately, thank you for being my friend, ally, supporter, and defender. Thank you for your trust, recognition, understanding, and your respect. Thank you for standing alongside me and fighting the good fight and, perhaps most importantly, showing up to celebrate the victories. Thank you for providing a safe, judgment-free environment and for encouraging me to be myself. The symbol in the photo of this blog entry represents the kind of straight pride that should be celebrated. While it’s not an official symbol, as it's just something I created for the purpose of this blog, It represents my straight friends and allies. You are loved! Not just by me, but by many, and have no doubt, we feel the love in return! Thank you!

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tengo muchos amigos heterosexuales que son aliados incondicionales. Ustedes saben quiénes son. Si no te lo he dicho últimamente, gracias por ser mi amigo, aliado, partidario y defensor. Gracias por su confianza, reconocimiento, comprensión y respeto. Gracias por estar a mi lado y luchar la buena batalla y, quizás lo más importante, por aparecer para celebrar las victorias. Gracias por proporcionarme un entorno seguro y libre de juicios y por animarme a ser yo mismo. El símbolo que aparece en la foto de esta entrada del blog representa el tipo de orgullo heterosexual que debería celebrarse. Aunque no es un símbolo oficial, sino uno que he creado para este blog, nos representa a todos nosotros como amigos y aliados. Les queremos y sentimos el amor correspondido. ¡Gracias a todos!

"Llega un momento en que uno debe tomar una posición que no es ni segura, ni política, ni popular, pero debe tomarla porque la conciencia le dice que es lo correcto".
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

21/06/2023

The ASL Version of Mourning the Dead now available at https://www.outloudnproud.com



I began writing this blog because I was heartbroken. My heart still hurts. I have lost a very dear friend and I am mourning her passing. Oh… She’s not dead… She’s alive and well… yet she has most certainly passed on from my life and I grieve her absence. Ignorance, intolerance, and her refusal to entertain or even listen to a perspective different than her own has made it so. I did not write this to her nor did I write this for her. The dead cannot read.

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Comencé a escribir porque tenía el corazón roto. Todavía me duele el corazón. He perdido a una amiga muy querida y estoy de luto por su muerte. Oh... No está mu**ta... Está vivita y coleando... pero lo cierto es que se ha ido de mi vida y lloro su ausencia. La ignorancia, la intolerancia, y su negación a entretener o incluso escuchar una perspectiva diferente a la suya ha hecho que sea así. No le escribí esto a ella ni lo escribí para ella. Los mu***os no saben leer.

21/06/2023

“I got some cheese to spread in your cracker!”

“¡Tengo el caldo para tu monfongo y los gandules para tu arroz!”

14/06/2023

12/06/2023

Si eres de los que se preguntan: "¿Por qué no tenemos un Desfile del Orgullo Heterosexual?", o crees en la necesidad de uno, me gustaría que miraras un mapa de los países del mundo que proponen o promulgan leyes que criminalizan la heterosexualidad. Una vez que haya comprobado que ese mapa no existe, le ruego que lo compare con los mapas de Estados Unidos y del mundo que muestran dónde se proponen y/o promulgan leyes que criminalizan o limitan de otro modo los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQIA+. Incluso en países con leyes vigentes que reconocen el matrimonio entre personas del mismo s**o o las uniones civiles, existen propuestas de ley para limitar nuestros derechos. Por ejemplo, la Unión Estadounidense por las Libertades Civiles (ACLU, por sus siglas en inglés) está realizando un seguimiento de 491 proyectos de ley contra la comunidad LGBTQ sólo en Estados Unidos. ACLU Además, según Human Rights Watch (HRW), al menos 67 países tienen leyes nacionales que penalizan las relaciones consentidas entre adultos del mismo s**o. HRW

https://www.outloudnproud.com/es/EntradasdeBlog/Entries/2023/6/desfile-del-orgullo-heterosexual.html

Tengo muchos amigos heterosexuales que son aliados incondicionales. Ustedes saben quiénes son. Si no te lo he dicho últimamente, gracias por ser mi amigo, aliado, partidario y defensor. Gracias por su confianza, reconocimiento, comprensión y respeto. Gracias por estar a mi lado y luchar l...

12/06/2023

The Straight Pride Parade.

If you are someone who asks, “Why don’t we have a Straight Pride Parade?”, or believes in the need for one, I’d like for you to look at a map of the countries of the world that propose or enact laws that make heterosexuality criminal. Once you’ve found that map (or that it doesn’t exist), please compare it to a map of the United States and the world that shows where laws are proposed and/or enacted that criminalize or otherwise limit the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Even in countries with existing laws that recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions, there are proposed laws to limit our rights. For example, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently tracking 491 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States alone. In addition, according to Human Rights Watch, (HRW) at least 67 countries have national laws criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults.

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Continue reading at https://www.outloudnproud.com/en/BlogEntries/Entries/2023/6/the-straight-pride-parade.html

12/06/2023

The Straight Pride Parade.

If you are someone who asks, “Why don’t we have a Straight Pride Parade?”, or believes in the need for one, I’d like for you to look at a map of the countries of the world that propose or enact laws that make heterosexuality criminal. Once you’ve found that map (or that it doesn’t exist), please compare it to a map of the United States and the world that shows where laws are proposed and/or enacted that criminalize or otherwise limit the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Even in countries with existing laws that recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions, there are proposed laws to limit our rights. For example, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently tracking 491 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States alone. In addition, according to Human Rights Watch, (HRW) at least 67 countries have national laws criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults.

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Continue reading at https://www.outloudnproud.com/en/BlogEntries/Entries/2023/6/the-straight-pride-parade.html

12/06/2023

The Straight Pride Parade.

If you are someone who asks, “Why don’t we have a Straight Pride Parade?”, or believes in the need for one, I’d like for you to look at a map of the countries of the world that propose or enact laws that make heterosexuality criminal. Once you’ve found that map (or that it doesn’t exist), please compare it to a map of the United States and the world that shows where laws are proposed and/or enacted that criminalize or otherwise limit the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Even in countries with existing laws that recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions, there are proposed laws to limit our rights. For example, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently tracking 491 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States alone. In addition, according to Human Rights Watch, (HRW) at least 67 countries have national laws criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults.

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Continue reading at https://www.outloudnproud.com/en/BlogEntries/Entries/2023/6/the-straight-pride-parade.html

04/06/2023

Duelo a los mu***os

Comencé a escribir porque tenía el corazón roto. Todavía me duele el corazón. He perdido a una amiga muy querida y estoy de luto por su muerte. Oh... No está mu**ta... Está vivita y coleando... pero lo cierto es que se ha ido de mi vida y lloro su ausencia. La ignorancia, la intolerancia, y su negación a entretener o incluso escuchar una perspectiva diferente a la suya ha hecho que sea así. No le escribí esto a ella ni lo escribí para ella. Los mu***os no saben leer.

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04/06/2023

Mourning The Dead

I began writing this blog because I was heartbroken. My heart still hurts. I have lost a very dear friend and I am mourning her passing. Oh… She’s not dead… She’s alive and well… yet she has most certainly passed on from my life and I grieve her absence. Ignorance, intolerance, and her refusal to entertain or even listen to a perspective different than her own has made it so. I did not write this to her nor did I write this for her. The dead cannot read.

Continue reading at… https://www.outloudnproud.com ENGLISH