The Rainbow Doritos
controversy has brought out the anti-gay crowd in full force. The comments posted on Facebook by boycotters
reinforces why charities like It Gets Better are necessary for our LGBT
youth. It is apparent that instead of
sending messages of love and care the boycotters want to indoctrinate us with their
religious views. I’ve been responding
out of anger to some of these comments.
I’ve been told to repent and give myself to God and Jesus countless
times.
A couple of weeks ago my
husband received a package from his mother.
Before we opened it we knew it would contain religious content. His mother had become a born again Christian within
months of moving to Orlando, Florida. It
was a sudden change given that she was a Santa Cruz free spirited vegetarian. This change created a strain in their
relationship. I have never met my mother
in law. I’ve only spoken to her once by
chance when I answered the phone. It wasn’t
a conversation just a brief hello and then I gave the phone to my husband. They never had a true mother son relationship
since he was raised by his grandmother. He
spent his weekends with his mother by the beach. She was an actress in the 70’s having most
notably worked with Roman Polanski in Chinatown. She played the sister, daughter, sister,
daughter…
When my mother in law found
religion she lost her free spirit. She
became very ardent in her beliefs. My
husband eventually gave her an ultimatum.
Leave religion out of the relationship or there wouldn’t be one. She chose to ignore him and continued to proselytize
about the impending end of the world.
The last package she sent contained a book by Sam Allbery titled Is God
Anti-Gay? My husband told me to throw it
away. Out of curiosity I read some pages. The gist of it was that if you have a
relationship with God you will be able to control your same sex urges and be
celibate. Through this celibacy you
would be free of sin. I tore the book
up. I was furious that something like
this was out there telling people that their sexuality was wrong. Of course we don’t adhere to any religious teachings. I am an atheist while my husband is an
agnostic.
It’s this same mentality that
has driven the Doritos boycotters to come out in full force abdicating their religious
views. Homosexuality should not be
supported or celebrated. It is pushing
the gay agenda on the public and most importantly on children. Sounds like arguments that would be used by
Russian government officials. This is
the reason why we need to keep fighting.
Our rights are as equally important.
The fanatical base wants to make parts of the bible that fit their views
into law.
LGBT youth need our
support. Most of them leave home because
their parents do not accept their sexuality.
Some of them are subjected to abuse not only at home but at school. It is unfortunate that people choose to
politicize a charity without regard for those that it helps.
It doesn’t matter how old one
is to feel disowned. Although my husband’s
relationship with his mother was never close he had hoped one day that they
would be able to have at least one of mutual respect. He feels like he has lost his mother, as if she has died. As hard as we try as adults to carry on we
sometimes still want to be accepted by our own families. We want that unconditional love that parents
should give.
I am fortunate to have my mom
and dad in my life. I take it for
granted sometimes. I don’t call or see
them as often as I should. When I do
call them they always tell me they love me very much. I hope one day all gay children would be
treated the same by their families.
It Gets Better gives hope to
our LGBT youth. The number of LGBT homeless
youth is staggering and so are the suicide rates. The gay community needs to support our youth. There are so many success stories about how
each of us made it through life. Let’s
bring that positivity to light and make their future brighter.
Please visit http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
Below are some of the homophobic postings on the Frito-Lay Facebook page:
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