msashlyjudd8:

nbalec:

WHY do straight people think that lgbt+ pairings were made for them?? why do they think that??? where did they get that Idea??? Do they honestly believe this?? It’s for everyone?? sure?? but it wasn’t made for you?? it was made for?? idk… lgbt+??

Not everything is for you I know, shocking

Honestly, I’m sick of this argument. I am a straight woman and I love to watch gay couples. I know it wasn’t “made for me” or “made about me”, but it’s what I enjoy. I am very interested in human emotions and connections. I know what straight connections are like because I am straight. I have always wanted to explore the connections, the feelings and what it is like for a gay person, man or woman, to have a genuine loving connection with another person. Because I was raised in a family who genuinely believes it’s wrong.



I am a Psychology major and this is actually a subject I have thought about a lot. My tumblr and most of my Facebook and my personal fanfiction, is about gay couples found in real life and on TV. Now, I find that I have to hide my interest in this subject away from my family, because I knew they would never understand.

People probably think straight people watch gay couples because they think it’s “hot”, and honestly, I do find it sexy, but that is not the only reason I watch. I want to see the struggle and the pain that happens every single day in the gay community. I want to be able to watch TV with my family, and not have them cringe every time they see a gay couple. I want to shake all the ignorant and intolerant people and say…look…look at these two people. They love each other and they just want the privilege to BE in love, without the fear of being shot, or yelled at or beaten up, just because they are both men.

So, no, I will never actually understand what it feels like to live as a gay person. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t be interested, or that I can’t stand along side my gay friends and family and fight for their equality. I am horrified, just like they are, at the horrible killings, and the injustices that they suffer every day. I am scared, just like they are that, that orange haired bastard will one day run this country. What injustices will they face then?

This turned into a longer rant then I expected. But, I don’t want you to think I am just some ditzy girl, sitting behind her computer screen or watching the TV just for the cheap thrill of watching two men kissing. Because that is not me, and it never will be.

