June 1, 2011
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Pridefully Historic
Today, June 1 is a very important day in the gay world. First of all, it marks the start of gay pride month. But, more importantly to the gay residents here in Illinois, it is the day that civil unions go into effect. I should start off by clarifying that anybody can get a civil union, not just gay couples. Say you are straight and want all the benefits of a marriage without the bullshit of a wedding or having to get your God involved, you can just get a civil union and be done with it, that way when you start being uncivil, you can get civilly divorced! Honestly, I don’t know what the opposite of a civil union is.
But needless to say, this is a rather significant day for gays in Illinois. This is the next best thing to being able to get married and someday, hopefully that right will come. I truly do believe it is only a matter of time before gay marriage is legal in every state in the country, but until then civil unions are a good start.
And about gay pride month, I was watching Piers Morgan interview Chris Colfer. For those of you that don’t know who he is, Piers Morgan is that dude on CNN who replaced Larry King once he realized that he was dead. Now I don’t watch Glee, but I swear, the more I see of this Chris Colfer the more I love him. First of all, he is adorable. And for a guy with such a high voice, he is not very feminine. Seriously. Or at least not as fem as you would think he would be. He is, however, fucking amazing.
Chris Colfer is not only what every gay person should be, but he is what most people should be. He is smart and articulate, focused on helping others, very much involved in the community and a beacon of hope for bringing people together. Many gay bashers who don’t take the time to get to know gays think of them as self-centered, selfish, me first pussies who are sex obsessed and rampant with disease. Chris Colfer is none of those; or at least he appears to be none of those, I honestly can’t say because I don’t know the guy. But if you get a chance to see him in an interview or read about him, certainly do so and you will come away with a whole new respect for not only gays (if you aren’t gay or have an issue with gays) but also for younger people.
