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Straight Pride… Really?

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Pride is an interesting word and idea. It’s very presence and concept is ingrained in our society. We know from the Bible that it "cometh before a fall" and have been advised to "swallow" it occasionally. It is often thought to be a negative trait and is described as a high, or inflated opinion of one’s own traits, abilities and socio-economic position. But to me, and many of members of the LGBT, pride is not defined this way.

We are not arrogant or lofty or full of ourselves. We don’t inflate our importance or try to deflate others in order to make ourselves feel or appear more important. We don’t sacrifice others’ feelings as a means to create a higher image or impression of ourselves. To us, pride is not a negative personality trait or a result of arrogance or insecurities. Pride is a deliberate attempt to equalize a society. Pride is a statement, an attitude and a decision. You see, we have been questioned and accused, abused and diminished for the entirety of history. We have been told that we are deficient and defective.

It’s assumed by much of the population that we are either mentally ill or dealing with residual emotional baggage brought on by childhood tragedy. It’s assumed that our misguidance or rebellion can be fixed through therapy and that, perhaps, we will eventually abandon our lifestyle and become heterosexual.

During this past week of all the marriage equality decisions going on in the United States Supreme Court, I noticed some people posting meme’s championing "straight pride" on Facebook. The catchy phrase and illustration stated how proud they were to be straight and it encouraged anyone amongst their friends (which is predictably most of their list) who is straight and proud to repost it to their own wall. REALLY?

It’s apparent that people don’t understand the concept of gay pride. Even some of my family have no clue.  Let me explain it to you. Read on…

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