Food For Thought, Tuesday March 6th
The New Segregation
seg·re·gate [v. seg-ri-geyt; n. seg-ri-git, -geyt]
1. to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate.
When you mention the word segregationg, people automatically think about race, back to a time before the 1960's where people went to seperate schools, different "rooms."
Allow to bring you to modern day segregation: the LGBT community. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. As a whole, most of the nation, media, politics seperate them from us, like they aren't human beings. Some of my dearest friends, and closest friends growing up were LG or B. I didn't realize, until a few days ago, there was a T in their midsts. One has opened up and trusted me with their story. She has agreed to be interviewed, to further educate and open up minds---to draw close that "gap."
Sad thing is, even in the LGBT community, Transgenders are often the 'odd ones out'. Sometimes they're segregated withing their own, supposedly all loving community. I'm not trying to sway peoples minds, tell you what to think, what is right or wrong or what God may have said or wants us to do. I'm just telling it like it is. The interview will be posted on Friday. I hope you read it. Remember the little rabbit Thumper from Bambi: If you have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all.
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