Small
"How much will two words change my life? 'I'm gay'." One of the Loonatics struggles with coming out. Pro-gay rights.
My friends don't know.
Neither does my family.
I'm scared. What will I lose by telling them?
How much will two words change my life?
"I'm gay."
It was hard to accept, initially.
I didn't want to be different.
Excluded.
Hated.
But I can't help how I feel.
No one can.
It is not a choice.
If it was, why would I choose it?
It is not a disease; you cannot catch it. It will not kill you.
But it might kill me, one day.
I take a deep breath.
It's time to come out of the closet.
At least, here in Acmetropolis, I could get married, if I find that someone special.
The thought helps me put on foot in front of the other.
My teammates are all in the main room, sitting, talking, laughing.
Will I lose them, because of one small difference?
Will they give me dirty looks?
Will they hate me?
"Guys, can I tell you something?"
"Sure."
Tell them, I command myself. "I- I'm gay."
A few, agonizing seconds pass. What will they say? What will they do?
And suddenly, one of them grins. Another smiles; one of them claps my shoulder, and soon they're all hugging me, and I could cry.
They don't care, they don't care!
It's so small they don't care!
Do you?
A/N: Now, I'm not sure what reception this will get. Personally, I don't see any of the Loonatics as being gay, but I really felt like finally publishing a piece in support of people who are bi, transgender, gay, queer or lesbian, or anything else. We're people, we're all equal, we all deserve rights, regardless of gender, sexuality, religion and race. I'm straight, and I don't have any gay friends, but I'm an avid supporter of their rights. Why shouldn't I be?
Now, for people who would possibly flame (because there's probably one person out there) don't you have anything better to do? This is the way people are, there are over SEVEN THOUSAND gay people in the world, and nothing you say or do is going to change that.
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