:: thisway
:: QA Staff (Administrator) | |
I thought this was so brilliant, I had to share it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/..._b_1757663.html
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Post: #673618  , Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:25PM |
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:: Kuuipo
:: QA10 Community Goddess | |
Best thing I've ever read.
"The past can hurt. You can either run from it or learn from it." ~Rafiki
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss
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Post: #673619 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:30PM |
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That was amazing.
Sam and Dana <333- 11/01/13<333
"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings, but silence can break your heart."-Unknown
"The meaning of life is 'bucket'"-Richard the undead warlock(LFG)
"Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake"- Marty(Here Comes The Boom)
"A pen to a writer is as a sky bison is to an air bender"- me
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Post: #673620 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:31PM |
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Great stuff, cheers for sharing this, Robin.
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Post: #673626 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:37PM |
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Best. Post. Ever.
xoxoxoxoxo
~Tyler
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Post: #673627 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 10:38PM |
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:: al96
:: QA8 High Householder | |
A bit unfair that he has to keep the door open when he's got guys over, they don't always have to be boyfriends.
But it's a nice letter anyways.
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Post: #673638 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 11:52PM |
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That was awesome XD
I had a something similar with my dad however it was verbal and as such, much more awkward. But I'm happy we had the talk.
Dads are cool. :3
I'm a Loiner, apparently...
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Post: #673640 , Thu 9 Aug 12, 11:57PM |
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:: Zolin
:: QA6 Livin' it up! | |
I think my dad would've supported me if he was alive.
It's really cool for me to see this, though dad/son things always do make me sentimental.
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Post: #673658 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 12:51AM |
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Thats amazing 
Homophobia is gay
LOKI'D!!!!!!
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Post: #673680 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 3:12AM |
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This made me cry. Brilliant.
Dixi.
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Post: #673683 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 3:28AM |
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:: Lia47
:: QA9 Grand Elder | |
Aww. Lucky hypothetical little bugger  . Think the dad will actually use it if the kid turns out to be lgbt?
And did anyone else read the original disowning letter? I cried.
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Edit: Lia47, Fri 10 Aug 12, 5:31AM
Post: #673703 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 5:27AM |
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:: Ming97
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
That was amazing.
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Post: #673713 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 6:06AM |
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Both of these letters brought a tear to my eye.
The supporting dad is a legend.
The hating dad... there is no word for his evilness.
"Who needs courage, when you have a gun." - Professor Farnsworth
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Post: #673751 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 4:17PM |
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This is very heart-warming and touching! Thank you for sharing.
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Post: #673757 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 5:03PM |
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I read about the original letter, where the Dad disowned. Although I was sad, I was partially glad that at least that's as far as the dad went. You hear all sorts of stories of people being murdered for being LGBT, and I was glad it never came to that.
However, this letter (and one that someone linked below in a comment: http://evolequals.com/2012/08/...ng-father-4-2/)
made me feel really happy. Idk, I just like it so much when father/son LGBT issues work out and the dad isn't homophobic and omg I'm just in such a good mood now ^_^
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Post: #673759 , Fri 10 Aug 12, 5:08PM |
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:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
Beautiful. ^_^
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Post: #675185 , Thu 16 Aug 12, 1:56AM |
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This really is awesome My favorite part was the post-script:P.S. Thanks to a few key Supreme Court decisions and the Marriage Equality Act of 2020, you're legally able to get married. When I was your age, that was just an idea. Pretty cool, huh?
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #675193 , Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:10AM |
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:: Xeffy
:: QA9 Grand Elder | |
Marriage Equality Act of 2020... its 2012 so ummmm, what?
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Post: #675200 , Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:36AM |
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:: Rodney
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
I
Love
This!
I wish my grandparents would have taken it that way
With Love,
Rodney
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Post: #675202 , Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:42AM |
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@Xeffy, This is a hypothetical letter written to the father's future son, who won't realize he's gay until well into the 2020s. So the author is just creating a sort of hopeful fiction that in 2020 a law will be passed legalizing equal marriage throughout the US. Hypothetical letter, hypothetical law. Regardless, beautiful
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #675204 , Thu 16 Aug 12, 2:47AM |
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Alone
How to know when you like a guy.
Lez-be-honest
Lily Helena Knight
Things that grow
Just so.
My new life
Trip to the zoo!
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