I dream in high-speed
Try never mentioning your spouse, your family, your home, your girlfriend or boyfriend to anyone you know or work with - just for one day. Take that photo off your desk at work, change the pronoun you use for your spouse to the opposite gender, guard everything you might say or do so that no one could know you’re straight, shut the door in your office if you have a personal conversation if it might come up. Try it. Now imagine doing it for a lifetime. It’s crippling; it warps your mind; it destroys your self-esteem. These men and women are voluntarily risking their lives to defend us. And we are demanding they live lives like this in order to do so. Yes, Admiral Mullen. It is about integrity. It’s also about a minimum of human respect.
Andrew Sullivan, responding to Rich Lowry who said it’s no big deal to live hiding one’s sexual orientation. (via apsies) (via amberlrhea) (via rmpenguino) (via amyelizabeth) (via quartercentury) (via paperbuildings) (via barilace) (via vega-ofthe-lyre) (via meghanelizabeth) (via owlswallowvowels) (via genderconfusion) (via jeanotron)
03/19/10 at 9:12pm
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