Time to Stand part 2

These last few weeks have been very full of thought and action in regards to my future, my relationships and how I want my life to be. A lot of that has revolved around where I want to be and who I want to be known by.

One of my closest friends, and one of my strongest anchors here, is a high school English teacher. He deals with a variety of students, most of which seem not to care that much about school, teachers or life in general (think "Dangerous Minds" without the 2 hour simple ending). He was recounting a story to me last week in which he found a note or something that was written about one of his students, it said "So and so (I forget her name) is white and gay."

My friend took this note and read it out loud to the class, he stopped and then said aloud "what's wrong with being white and gay? My best friend is white and gay." (insert me smiling widely and swelling with pride at my friend!)

After saying this, one of his students said. "How do you know?" "Because he told me," he replied. The student seemed shocked. This is probably one of the first times that they have ever heard someone speak positively of a gay person.

I am so proud of my friend, of the stand he took and of what that means for how he views me as a person, no, not just me, but all people! I am so proud of his heart, his advocacy for acceptance. Thank you