"are we out of sight, will our world come tumbling down, will they find our hiding place?"

Feeling pretty shocked right now. An hour ago, I was downtown, and I was going to take the bus back home. I met a friend of mine from the choir, and she was with two friends of hers, a girl and a boy. Mind you, they're all 16. So we were talking, when three men went by, and started insulting us, calling us whores. That because the boy was dressed in a very feminine way, and was very obviously homosexual, and one of the girls was wearing Goth-like makeup. From my point of view, the three of them looked absolutely adorable, and I was happy I was wearing my new blue shirt, new jeans, and my fuchsia hoodie, so that I didn't look too plain compared to them. From the point of view of those men, they were whores.

Now, since I was the only adult there, I got really scared for them. I grabbed the boy by the arm and tried to talk them into running away. They started shouting back at those men, who luckly were going away, and when I managed to calm them down, they told me that it was really unfair.

It was one of the most humiliating, infuriating experiences ever. Humiliating, because as an adult I told them not to defend themselves, not to speak their minds, but to run. I was scared because there have been several attacks against gays and lesbians this past summer, and being the only adult in the group I felt I needed to protect them above anything else. But it feels so unfair that kids nowadays should be afraid of wearing whatever they like, and expressing themselves and their sexuality.

In the end, they calmed down, and they were so cute thanking me, while I was feeling so bad that they're going to grow up in a country where it's normal that things like these happen. And being ten years older, I felt like somehow that was my fault too, that I had part into creating this kind of world.

Luckly among all the fear and maternal instinct that kicked in, I was feeling so proud that I was on the right side, that I wasn't just someone who hears about these things on tv, that I was there and protecting them, doing something.

"are we out of sight, will our world come tumbling down, will they find our hiding place?"

Feeling pretty shocked right now. An hour ago, I was downtown, and I was going to take the bus back home. I met a friend of mine from the choir, and she was with two friends of hers, a girl and a boy. Mind you, they're all 16. So we were talking, when three men went by, and started insulting us, calling us whores. That because the boy was dressed in a very feminine way, and was very obviously homosexual, and one of the girls was wearing Goth-like makeup. From my point of view, the three of them looked absolutely adorable, and I was happy I was wearing my new blue shirt, new jeans, and my fuchsia hoodie, so that I didn't look too plain compared to them. From the point of view of those men, they were whores.

Now, since I was the only adult there, I got really scared for them. I grabbed the boy by the arm and tried to talk them into running away. They started shouting back at those men, who luckly were going away, and when I managed to calm them down, they told me that it was really unfair.

It was one of the most humiliating, infuriating experiences ever. Humiliating, because as an adult I told them not to defend themselves, not to speak their minds, but to run. I was scared because there have been several attacks against gays and lesbians this past summer, and being the only adult in the group I felt I needed to protect them above anything else. But it feels so unfair that kids nowadays should be afraid of wearing whatever they like, and expressing themselves and their sexuality.

In the end, they calmed down, and they were so cute thanking me, while I was feeling so bad that they're going to grow up in a country where it's normal that things like these happen. And being ten years older, I felt like somehow that was my fault too, that I had part into creating this kind of world.

Luckly among all the fear and maternal instinct that kicked in, I was feeling so proud that I was on the right side, that I wasn't just someone who hears about these things on tv, that I was there and protecting them, doing something.

"are we out of sight, will our world come tumbling down, will they find our hiding place?"

Feeling pretty shocked right now. An hour ago, I was downtown, and I was going to take the bus back home. I met a friend of mine from the choir, and she was with two friends of hers, a girl and a boy. Mind you, they're all 16. So we were talking, when three men went by, and started insulting us, calling us whores. That because the boy was dressed in a very feminine way, and was very obviously homosexual, and one of the girls was wearing Goth-like makeup. From my point of view, the three of them looked absolutely adorable, and I was happy I was wearing my new blue shirt, new jeans, and my fuchsia hoodie, so that I didn't look too plain compared to them. From the point of view of those men, they were whores.

Now, since I was the only adult there, I got really scared for them. I grabbed the boy by the arm and tried to talk them into running away. They started shouting back at those men, who luckly were going away, and when I managed to calm them down, they told me that it was really unfair.

It was one of the most humiliating, infuriating experiences ever. Humiliating, because as an adult I told them not to defend themselves, not to speak their minds, but to run. I was scared because there have been several attacks against gays and lesbians this past summer, and being the only adult in the group I felt I needed to protect them above anything else. But it feels so unfair that kids nowadays should be afraid of wearing whatever they like, and expressing themselves and their sexuality.

In the end, they calmed down, and they were so cute thanking me, while I was feeling so bad that they're going to grow up in a country where it's normal that things like these happen. And being ten years older, I felt like somehow that was my fault too, that I had part into creating this kind of world.

Luckly among all the fear and maternal instinct that kicked in, I was feeling so proud that I was on the right side, that I wasn't just someone who hears about these things on tv, that I was there and protecting them, doing something.

"They want to own you but they don't know what game they're playing"

Feeling a lot better. Bread and chocolate really does help coping with the craziness of the world. Also having Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep finally in your hands helps a lot. That's the good news. The bad news is I can't play it until I have a new memory stick, because, my god, that game is so slow it kills my brain, and I need at least 1 gb in my memory stick to install some data and get this thing to run faster. So Ventus is still stuck with the Seven Dwarves, and he'll stay there until I can go to the local GameStop.

I just discovered that new Arcade Fire album everyone's been talking about, and so far I'm loving it. And Rococo is the perfect song to play on loop while doing one's chores. I also watched the first episode of this new season of The Vampire Diaries, and it was mindblowing! So many things happening, so much sexyness (thanks, Damon), and I can't wait to see what happens next. So intriguing!

Yesterday I spent the whole day with Tati, and it was amazing. God, I hate long-distance relationships, especially with friends. I just kept talking all day until I got my throat sore, of everything that came to mind. We had a long walk, and in the evening we watched the first episode of Sherlock. She (obviously) loved it, and now I can't wait to hear her reactions to the third episode. :D

On another happy note, I forgot to mention that those two kids from my other post earlier today, on meeting me for the first time, were perfectly convinced that I was 17, and when I told them that I was in fact turning 27 next week, they were so shocked! Best birthday gift ever. :D

And here, picture of the day! Because we can! And because I'm obsessing over this show too much for my own good, but who cares!

"They want to own you but they don't know what game they're playing"

Feeling a lot better. Bread and chocolate really does help coping with the craziness of the world. Also having Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep finally in your hands helps a lot. That's the good news. The bad news is I can't play it until I have a new memory stick, because, my god, that game is so slow it kills my brain, and I need at least 1 gb in my memory stick to install some data and get this thing to run faster. So Ventus is still stuck with the Seven Dwarves, and he'll stay there until I can go to the local GameStop.

I just discovered that new Arcade Fire album everyone's been talking about, and so far I'm loving it. And Rococo is the perfect song to play on loop while doing one's chores. I also watched the first episode of this new season of The Vampire Diaries, and it was mindblowing! So many things happening, so much sexyness (thanks, Damon), and I can't wait to see what happens next. So intriguing!

Yesterday I spent the whole day with Tati, and it was amazing. God, I hate long-distance relationships, especially with friends. I just kept talking all day until I got my throat sore, of everything that came to mind. We had a long walk, and in the evening we watched the first episode of Sherlock. She (obviously) loved it, and now I can't wait to hear her reactions to the third episode. :D

On another happy note, I forgot to mention that those two kids from my other post earlier today, on meeting me for the first time, were perfectly convinced that I was 17, and when I told them that I was in fact turning 27 next week, they were so shocked! Best birthday gift ever. :D

And here, picture of the day! Because we can! And because I'm obsessing over this show too much for my own good, but who cares!

"They want to own you but they don't know what game they're playing"

Feeling a lot better. Bread and chocolate really does help coping with the craziness of the world. Also having Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep finally in your hands helps a lot. That's the good news. The bad news is I can't play it until I have a new memory stick, because, my god, that game is so slow it kills my brain, and I need at least 1 gb in my memory stick to install some data and get this thing to run faster. So Ventus is still stuck with the Seven Dwarves, and he'll stay there until I can go to the local GameStop.

I just discovered that new Arcade Fire album everyone's been talking about, and so far I'm loving it. And Rococo is the perfect song to play on loop while doing one's chores. I also watched the first episode of this new season of The Vampire Diaries, and it was mindblowing! So many things happening, so much sexyness (thanks, Damon), and I can't wait to see what happens next. So intriguing!

Yesterday I spent the whole day with Tati, and it was amazing. God, I hate long-distance relationships, especially with friends. I just kept talking all day until I got my throat sore, of everything that came to mind. We had a long walk, and in the evening we watched the first episode of Sherlock. She (obviously) loved it, and now I can't wait to hear her reactions to the third episode. :D

On another happy note, I forgot to mention that those two kids from my other post earlier today, on meeting me for the first time, were perfectly convinced that I was 17, and when I told them that I was in fact turning 27 next week, they were so shocked! Best birthday gift ever. :D

And here, picture of the day! Because we can! And because I'm obsessing over this show too much for my own good, but who cares!