Go me! Yay!

[thistlechaser]

Now a town in NY is marrying same-sex couples as well. How's that count as a "Yay me!"? New Paltz is where I went to college! It's a really small town across the river from a city (Poughkeepsi -- not sure if I can spell that right anymore).

I wish I had been more like I am now back when I was in college. Would you believe I had been a registered republican? I thought the GAYLA (Uh, GALYA? Gay And Lesbian ... something... All... Alliance?) was an awful idea and that people should keep their sex-related opinions out of the public view. I never voiced my opinion out loud, but I had thought gay sex was just pretty wrong in general.

I'm so glad I've grown up (even if I'm many years late in doing so). So: Yay me! :)

(PS: I really want to delete most of that second paragraph. I don't like the person I was back then, and I hate the opinions I had on many things. I hope people don't think worse of me now because I had been so closed-minded back then. I was a stupid kid (even though college-aged), who thought I knew everything.)

Comments

[sileas.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're a worse person for writing the second paragraph. I'm actually very very very proud of you for writing that paragraph. I don't feel alone now anymore. :-D I've come a whole long road too. You should be proud that you've come such an enormous way. I'm happy to see someone so changed. It gives me hope. :-D You've just made my day. I was very down just now because I've just been reading anti-gay sentiments all over the Internet (including one of my favorite authors) and I was about to lose hope in humanity. But you just made me realize again that change can happen - for the better. *g* You seriously made my day brighter. Thank you.

I myself thought gay sex was weird too (couldn't even imagine how it was done). I thought a many other things too that I'm ashamed now to look back upon that. But I'm proud of myself to have come over that. I'm just happy right now to be myself.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks for the comment! I was grinning the whole time I was reading it. :)

I was very down just now because I've just been reading anti-gay sentiments all over the Internet (including one of my favorite authors) and I was about to lose hope in humanity.

I do the same thing. I try not to be too down on people, because if I could (eventually) change, then so can anyone else!

I thought a many other things too that I'm ashamed now to look back upon that. But I'm proud of myself to have come over that. I'm just happy right now to be myself.

I know that feeling! I had many thoughts and beliefs that there's not a chance in heck of showing up in this LJ, but the only positive side is that I've changed and I don't think them anymore. Embrace love, not hate! That's what I now try for. :)

I think it's wonderful that you've experienced a similar thing! Thanks for letting me know about that, it makes me feel a little better. :)

And now, just because I haven't used enough of them in this comment yet:

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Hee. :)

[sileas.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I could make you feel better. There's nothing better than finding someone going through the same thing as you or has gone through it. Intellectually, nobody should feel alone, because there's always someone you have something in common with.

And :):):):)

[alchemia.livejournal.com]

oh i dont think you shoudl feel bad for sayign that. you are sayign you grew up. everyoen grows up about somehting or other.

Ah and if bugland and I were still living there- we weren't exactly there, but not too far away, in Anandale. Used to use the Poughkeepsie station. Cute little place, I miss it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that makes sense. :)

Poughkeepsie

Ah! I couldn't remember if it ended in -i or -ie. And yeah, it was a pretty nice place. I miss it sometimes, too.