BECAUSE A WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE
AND IS UNDERPAID OR UNPAID OR BORING
OR REPITITIOUS AND WE'RE THE FIRST TO GET FIRED
AND WHAT WE LOOK LIKE IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WHAT WE DO AND IF WE GET RAPED
IT'S OUR FAULT AND IF WE GET BEATEN
WE MUST HAVE PREVOKED IT AND IF WE
RAISE OUR VOICES WE'RE NAGGING BITCHES
AND IF WE ENJOY SEX WE'RE NYMPHOS
AND IF WE DON'T WE'RE FRIGID AND IF
WE LOVE WOMEN IT'S BECAUSE WE CAN'T
GET A "REAL" MAN AND IF WE ASK OUR DOCTOR
TOO MANY QUESTIONS WE'RE NEUROTIC AND/OR
PUSHY AND IF WE EXPECT CHILDCARE WE'RE SELFISH
AND IF WE STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS
WE'RE AGGRESSIVE AND UNFEMININE
AND IF WE DON'T WE'RE TYPICAL WEAK FEMALES
AND IF WE WANT TO GET MARRIED
WE'RE OUT TO TRAP A MAN AND IF WE DON'T
WE'RE UNNATURAL AND BECAUSE WE STILL
CAN'T GET AN ADEQUATE SAFE CONTRACEPTIVE
BUT MEN CAN WALK ON THE MOON AND IF WE
CAN'T COPE OR DON'T WANT A PREGNANCY
WE'RE MADE TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT ABORTION AND...
FOR LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHER REASONS
WE ARE PART OF THE WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT.
When You Meet Gay/Bi/Lesbian People:Hints for the Heterosexual
Do not run screaming from the room. This is rude.
Do not assume they are attracted to you.
Do not assume they are not attracted to you.
Do not expect them to be as excited about meeting a heterosexual as you may be about meeting a gay/bi/lesbian.
Do not immediately start talking about girl/boyfriend in order to make it clear that you are straight.
Do not ask them how they got that way. Instead ask yourself how you got the way you are.
Do not assume that they are dying to talk about being gay/bi/lesbian.
Do not expect them to refrain from talking about being gay/bi/lesbian.
Do not trivialize their experience by assuming it is a bedroom issue only. They are gay/bi/lesbian 24 hours a day.
PRIDE
Living between worlds Only loved for an appearance of approvable acts
For you, for your love and acceptance I keep myself hidden You've kept me in here too long I need to break out My point is not to disgrace you but I want you to see me It's dark and lonely in here and I haven't seen sunlight in years All that you love is an illusion of what I could have been I don't even exist in your world I can only be shoved so far back in this closet before I disappear the day is drawing near when i won't be seen in your mirrors You have to love me or leave me but I won't be the one to say good-bye. By: Raynn
