The biggest thing for me is in the wedding industry, you don’t see a lot of LGBTQ+ couples and that for me is an absolute shame. It’s honestly unacceptable. The larger issue is that it stems from a discrimination of this community worldwide on a much larger, societal scale. That’s the biggest problem that I have with the wedding industry. Thats why I’m an LGBTQ+ ally! Everyone should feel safe and authentic to who they are. It’s NOT OK that society makes these lovely human beings feel bad because of who they love. Love is love. Period. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
Love is so beautiful and whatever form that takes… let it!
The other thing, I get enraged with is when there’s these HUGE stereotypes. Annie and Grace, my sweet couple in Amsterdam, told me a story – they’re at the bar together as a couple and strange men will interrupt their date time and say, “forget your lesbian girlfriend, marry me instead.” Dude. Back the f*ck off. I have so much issue with that. When I see stuff like that, I skip sad and go straight to mad. It’s unacceptable. I wish that people could take a step back and look at a different perspective.
If they had anything like that happen to them personally, it would be hurtful. And they can’t even sit in that space long enough to realize that. I’m an LGBTQ+ ally because the more allies the better. The more that heterosexual people can be educated to what our LGBTQ+ community goes through, the better. Some of these sweet little humans have families who don’t approve, so face stress and sometimes as much as banishment from their own families. It’s all because of the person they love and they have no choice in that.
I choose to be their chosen family because I love, support, encourage, and rally behind them.
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