Kinda makes you think doesn’t it? Just for a moment, just think of it this way round, every book you’ve ever read screams homosexuality at you. Your surrounded by it, there is no escape, it’s on tv all the time. Every single person has a same sex partner, you life is mapped out in front of you, you will find a nice boy if you’re a boy, or a nice girl if you’re girl, you will fall in love, you will marry, you will settle into a life of domestic same sex contentment. Eventually, when the time is right you will adopt a child or make use of a turkey baster and either a surrogate egg and mother or sperm and your family unity will be complete. But, just supposing, for a moment, that for some reason, you are different, you don’t know why, but you are, just a lil different. What you see going on around you and how your future is mapped out for you is not what you want, it’s not that you don’t like it, it’s just that you know deep down, deep within you, is something you cant deny, you’ve thought about it, thought about it a lot. Try as you may, you can not hold it in any more, you have to let it out, you have to be honest, you are in fact straight!
Now that you’ve done that, you’ve taken the big step and decided to come out as straight, then what are you gonna do, tell all your friends and risk being a social outcast, thrown out of the circle that you’ve been part of for some time. It’s always a worry about what the folks will say, are they going to be supportive, or will the not understand? Perhaps they will even kick you out. After that, well you know damn well you’re going to get abuse thrown at you in the street, snide comments when you walk passed “There goes that straight” “Fucking Breaders” “They should all be taken outside and shot” It’s not nice, it’s not pretty, but it’s a fact of life that you’ll have to learn to brave, to face head on, or you’ll crumble.
Ok, so supposing that it’s all out in the open now, you’ve identified as straight, as heterosexual, whilst pretty much every one you know is normal, gay. You’ll feel isolated, alone, lonely, it will be a battle just to get through the weeks, if you’ve got a job, you may well face prejudice, in fact you probably will, I mean everyone knows straights are bad news and breeders, well they take more time off and have more emotional problems. Some employers will say they welcome diversity, but that’s just a smokescreen, they are just as hetrophobic as the rest, even more so that others. You’ll never get promotion, side ways moves perhaps, but you’ll be passed over man promotions, but don’t worry, they can’t sack you for it, that’s against the law!
You’ll have to fight for your rights pretty much every step of the way, I mean, don’t forget, it was only 40 years ago that being straight was a crime that could have you sent to prison and forced to do hard labor. It’s only within the last 10 years that you’ve had equal rights in most things, and for crying out loud, your sort are even allowed to get married these days. But, don’t expect it to be an easy life, just because you’ve got equal rights, there will still be people out there that will beat you to a pulp, or until you’re no longer breathing, just because you’re straight!
Makes you think!
The video is Johnny Durham, who with some friends earlier this year made produced a song, got it released and into the UK charts, all in aid of children’s charity Children In Need. Not bad for a group of teenagers. More info at Johnny’s blog!
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