To whom it may concern, I just want to address the recent “Civil War” that is taking place in the latest, in decades worth of Civil RIGHTS battles fought not only by us, the LGBTQ community, but by every single culture on this planet. When will it occur to you that it takes UNITY to win a battle? It takes all of us to share one SINGLE goal. We fight for EQUALITY. We stand up for our LOVE and the “right” to express it just like everyone else. I think it is counter-productive to our cause to fight against the ones who are fighting for us. Sure, one may have offended another with their tactic, but it was merely that, a tactic designed to get a rise. I’m gay, I have my own sad story to go along with it, but I hold myself together with the knowledge that I am alive today. I love who I am and I thank my past for getting me here. To assume that someone “does not understand the deep hatred (the word faggot) conveys firsthand” is asinine at best. Everyone has their “relative” slur, but they are just words. Words as weapons receive their power from the person that they are used against. The best way to stop people from using a weapon is to take the power away from it. I am free of that emotional battle because I took the power away from the weapon. We have to stick together. We have to be one. We have to keep the ones who are brave enough to fight beside us close. We have to win. Above all, we have to stay focused on changing THE necessary minds in our favor. If the ones who need convincing see our internal struggle, they will not take us seriously. I have been observing lately and I am saddened by what I see. If we have the same goal, we are not enemies. Mathew Lovell mathew.lovell@gmail.com
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I am a human. I am flawed just like all other humans. I feel and express myself, just as you do. I love and I hate. I laugh and I cry. I bleed and I mend.
I am a musician. I bare my soul from behind a guitar and my lyrics are my experiences. I write from the heart and my inspiration is my life. Be it a life of pain, a life of fury, or a life of immeasurable joy, it is there for all to see.
I am a comedian. I laugh at things most people would find distasteful. I speak of things that most people would consider inapt and I am generally tactless.
I am an advocate. I have ardent views on the way people are treated and I am constantly pushing the envelope of equality.
I am passionate. I profess my love, or the lack there of, of all things avidly, be it music, art, beauty, food, nature, or just life in general.
In this blog, you will see a possibly unexpected range of posts. One day I may be focused on the political climate of current events, the next day I could be focused on sharing great music. Sometimes I might find a funny picture that I feel the entire world needs to laugh at, other times I will share my poetry with you.
No matter the context of my emotions, you can rest assured that you will find only guileless truth and sincerity.
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I am a musician. I bare my soul from behind a guitar and my lyrics are my experiences. I write from the heart and my inspiration is my life. Be it a life of pain, a life of fury, or a life of immeasurable joy, it is there for all to see.
I am a comedian. I laugh at things most people would find distasteful. I speak of things that most people would consider inapt and I am generally tactless.
I am an advocate. I have ardent views on the way people are treated and I am constantly pushing the envelope of equality.
I am passionate. I profess my love, or the lack there of, of all things avidly, be it music, art, beauty, food, nature, or just life in general.
In this blog, you will see a possibly unexpected range of posts. One day I may be focused on the political climate of current events, the next day I could be focused on sharing great music. Sometimes I might find a funny picture that I feel the entire world needs to laugh at, other times I will share my poetry with you.
No matter the context of my emotions, you can rest assured that you will find only guileless truth and sincerity.
I hope you enjoy your experience here as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.
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