If we could create a world in which we make life difficult for others just by our own thoughts and actions, we can also change it back into what it should be.
Every person should be allowed to choose their own sexual identity. Unfortunately, this is not equally self-evident for all identities. Certain relationship forms and models are also less accepted and even devalued. „Gay“ is a dirty word, same-sex couples kissing still irritates the public, transgender youth are bullied so violently that they commit suicide.
The term Pride (Gay Pride, LGBT Pride) comes from the lesbian and gay movement and describes the self-confident or self-respecting and thus proud handling of one’s own sexual identity. Proud of what? Being who you are, not wanting to hide from others or pretend for others, and, if necessary, standing up for your rights (even politically or culturally in a public way).
The opposite of this feeling for me is shame in the sense of feeling shame or inferiority. When I imagine that people feel shame solely through other people (because it is not an earthquake or something similar that causes this shame, but an ethical attitude of people and institutions (such as religious ones) that leads to the suffering of people, then it depressed me. Because we ourselves generate these prejudices, and thus that life is less free and beautiful for some of us, from ourselves.
I like diversity, if only because it holds a lot more possibilities and a lot of playfulness, in which lies so much freedom for each individual. I wish that every form of sexual identity and love relationship has the same chances of realization. And I would like to participate in shaping our world in such a way that we ourselves, who have created these restrictive, hurtful conditions, also transform it back into what it should be: a pool of equal possibilities, which is constantly changing and reshaping itself with the culture of people, with every person who is born anew on this earth. This would make it something „normal“ (or as special as anything else).
My motto „Everything shines in the light of pride“ („in the light of pride“ for short) stands for two things: everything shines in the light of diversity and in everything there is the light of diversity. On social networks, you can find posts about this theme under the hashtag #inthelightofpride.
Having only had monogamous hetero relationships myself so far, I have to be extra mindful of my words on this topic and will probably still fall for stereotypes or think, feel and thus express something not quite appropriate – please point it all out to me and help me open my mindset further.
