Gay Love and Nostalgia

GAY LOVE AND NOSTALGIA

        Two days ago, me and my brother watched a wrestling match on cable television. Sure it was a good idea since there was nothing on that dumb boob tube and at the same time it reminded me of the good 'ol days. I WAS a wrestling fanatic when I was still a young girl. I could still remember the time when my uncle (he already passed away) used to give me 10 cents if I told him all the "aliases" of famous WWF wrestlers that I know. Haha.. Ultimate Warrior was my favorite wrestler during that time. Oh... And I can never forget my grandmother who used to watch wrestling with us. She was shouting and cheering in the top of her lungs. I mean it's not common for old people to watch this kind of stuff on t.v. Normally they watch silly "novelas" or corny "sitcoms" or some don't watch t.v. at all.

        So much for being nostalgic, Let me tell you what happened during the match. One of the wrestler was gay. I dunno if he's just pretending to be one just for the sake of winning or entertaining people or he was really one. Nonetheless, during the match he was touching his opponent's ass and he, take note of this, FRENCH kissed his opponent. Naturally, most people reacted with this sight. They shouted, screamed and laughed after the "horrifying" incident. Well, the "gay" wrestler won for the reason that either his opponent was too disgusted with what the other wrestler did to him or he was so damn "freaked-out" with what happened.

        I was dumbfounded after the match. I mean i'm not a homophobe. As a matter of fact I have friends who are gay and some are bisexual. But... This is too much for me. Like the other wrestler, I also "freaked" out with what he did. This was my frist time to watch this. But when the other wrestler was calling the "gay" one a "freak," something suddenly hit me.

        Though I am not in favor of same sex marriage (I still respect the sacred grounds of marriage; but I am in favor of same sex "relationship". I believe that everyone should be entitled to the right of loving someone whom they want.)I certainly do not agree calling "gays" "freaks." I mean it's too much "torture" and "abuse" on their part. What I'm trying to say is that God created us equal. Men, women, gays and lesbians. I'm quoting this from a movie I watched (I just forgot the title): "The difference between us and "gay" people is that they love differently from us. But that doesn't make them bad persons." Maybe some people think that "gays" are bad because they tend to generalize or "brand" their group. I admit I was one of those people. I think that way because I can only see the "bad" side of being gay. I never thought about what I just said earlier. I hate myself for being such a "close-minded" jerk. Not all gays are bad. Maybe we should be the ones called "freaks" becuase of the wrong accusations we did. As my good friend Amiel told me: "Hindi naman lahat ng bakla eh masama. 'Yung mga masamang bading ang sumisira sa pangalan ng mga "gay"

        It's not easy for this society to accept them. It will take a lot of struggles for them to be a part of this system. All we can do is to little by little, try to understand and respect them as we do to "straight" people.