The Truth About Today

It's a shame to thing that in today's society, standing up for your own beliefs, standing up against injustice, and in face even just having an opinion is grounds for the rest of the world to judge, and exploit who you are. I know this first hand. Ashton is my pen name, one that I created to serve the purpose that I could express my true feelings, and voice my opinions, without having to suffer the consequences in my daily life. At this point in time, I cannot wait until the day when we are all truly free to say what's on our minds and not be scrutinized by the world around us. Unfortunately, until that day, this is the way it has to be.

We're All the Same on the Inside

I personally love the message in this picture. It doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, white, black, male, or female.... We're all human. We're all red on the inside.

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Global Equality



I just found this video online about Global Equality and the freedom to be yourself! Check it out! ;)

Breaking The Mold

 

Don’t judge a book by its cover. This very principle applies to people too. So many companies state that they do not discriminate based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation etc. However, they seem to have no problem discriminating against people with tattoos, piercings, or other forms of body art. Understandably, the validity of a clean, well-kept image is what some companies look for in their representatives. However, not hiring someone simply because they have tattoos is not only discrimination; it is assuming that they are incapable of performing the job tasks. Simply because a person has tattoos doesn’t mean they can’t do they job just as well as - if not better than - employees without tattoos. It is a person’s birth-right to express themselves in any way they find pleasing. In a point of view look at things, some people consider tattoos, piercings, etc. to be beautiful, eye pleasing, and a form of self-expression. Others may consider them degrading, unattractive, and self-mutilation. Looking at both sides, it seems unfair to only enforce one point of view while completely disregarding the other. The fact is, today tattoos are a large part of a modern, cultural society.

 

Conversion Kills

 

If you were to ask any gay individual about their “coming out” experience, it would most likely be a lengthy story riddled with mixed emotions including doubt, fear, reluctance, shame, confusion, and even anxiety. Yet, at some point in their life, they made the conscious decision to present their true colors to the world, trusting in the fact that their friends and family would continue to love them, accept them, and appreciate them for exactly who they are. Sadly, this is not always the case. While some families are accepting, others are not. Often time’s parents may get angry and choose not to speak to their child, and in extreme cases some parents even disown or send their children to gay conversion camps.  The brutality of these camps has long been kept under wraps. The story of Raymond Buys, for example, is just one of many that depict the atrociousness of these camps. The horrifying torture, cruelty, and treatment these people face while forcibly attending these camps projects a global message of un-acceptance, ignorance, intolerance, and hatred.  This message is the wrong message! Being born a certain way is not a sin, it’s not wrong, and definitely not a crime! Nobody can be forced to change who they are by any means. In short, anyone who’s Gay, should be proud to have been born that way!

Ellen Speaks Out Against Bullying

I just saw this video online, and I think it speaks to everyone in the world, and I truly feel that it expresses how serious of an issue bullying, and intolerence is, and it absolutely has got to stop!

Please take a moment to watch it, and leave your comments below.

-AS

 

http://www.ellentv.com/