October 11, 2010 is National Coming Out Day.
I, Lorena Quintana, stand for equal Human Rights for all, and I MEAN ALL; irregardless of gender, age, nationality, etc. Humans are humans and we all have rights that should be not trespassed.
If you, or some one you know, is in the closet and lost in regards to their sexuality and don't what to do, email me. I want you to know that you are not alone and that there are people out there ready to listen and be there for you.
I would like to be able to prevent such cases as suicides of LGBT members because of the pressure and pain they are suffering from people bullying and torturing them in their daily lives. Those people who are the tormenters and the bullies, do it OUT OF INSECURITY. NO ONE should be teased or discriminated against because of their sexual preference.
Parents of those who do not understand your child's sexual preference, or are ashamed of them, give it a chance to try to understand.
Just because their sexual preference is not what religion or society has said is right, it does NOT mean they are going to hell.
We humans have been socialized into believing that anything different than man & women is not right. That it's not normal. A different sexual preference is NOT a threat to your religion or society. We are all not made by cookie cutters. Humans never fit into those little boxes society forces upon its members. We are not 2+2+2 sides to a cube, we are more than that, we are multi-faceted.
I only wish for those parents and families who shun away their children and chastise them for their preference, that one day, they see the light and realize that what they are doing is causing their children more pain than they will ever come to realize. One more parent that doesn't accept it, and shuns them, is creating one more reason for another to continue in the closet, and NEVER become fully the person they actually are on the inside. This causes emotional and psychological frustrations that leave the person marked FOR LIFE - beyond the life span of those family members.
Humans have the right to exert their happiness. To be free to love the person they love.
I stand for equal rights. If you have a problem with it, don't start telling me what's wrong with me and my beliefs. Put YOURSELF in the shoes of those who are suffering from this disregard of rights and then come back and talk to me.
The "others" which you define as different and should be ignored are just ANOTHER FACET OF YOUR BEING. They are another manifestation of the prism of which we all are a part of. "They" are not much different than you, your neighbor, your family.
We, are all one. This is why we should respect them too.
Please, I beg you, find the courage to see beyond social lines. We create society, and current society is not encompassing the realities of all it's dynamics.
I also beg you to find the courage to come out of the closet. Like I've said, "I urge you to accept your inner self. Acceptance of your inner self is the most overly understated obstacle that a few recognize, and even fewer get to conquer." When you take the step to accept yourself, you come to understand yourself so much more.
Peace and equality for all,
Lorena Quintana
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