Another Brick In The Wall

Homophobia raises it's ugly head.

Strange

How an inanimate object

Can bring back

Those memories

Which we rather

Forget.

Looking down

At today's Toronto Star

What I see

Fills my eyes

With tears.

How Alaa Jarban's

Honesty and inner truth

Has placed him

In harm's way

Because he's gay.

Never mind

Alaa was one

Of the faces

During the Yemeni Spring

Organizing the demonstrations.

I understand

How religion can blind

Ordinary people

Into hate filled creatures.

Having myself

Been a target

Of such vileness

When I came out

By those

Around me.

But never

Have I faced death threats

Like Alaa has.

Wish the words

That I write

Could change the world

Into a more tolerant place

For people

Like you and I.

But this is

Only wishful thinking

Upon my part.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/06/19/yemen_youth_leader_faces_another_fight_after_coming_out_as_gay.html

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

This truly is the awful side of humanity. A person's faith - or people's faith should be the thing that helps. It shouldn't cause more hatred and put a soul in danger. Its so sad...
Peace.

[therisa]

Sadly, Tammy, too many people think that one's faith is the guiding principle in how they judge others that are different, whether it be sexual or gender orientation.