I just came out to my crazy right wing uncle. On the Facebook.

So, I reposted this picture from a friend, and within minutes, my Uncle decides to write down a sermon. Now, we've gotten into political and philisophical issues before on Facebook, and have always left with an agree to disagree mentality. Clearly, we're never going to be on the same page as things. I'm enlighted and he's still in the dark ages. This is what he wrote me:

"Our unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are given by our Creator God. But it seems to me that the liberal agenda is to take away life through abortion as well as happiness by presenting freedom as "do as you please" as though there are no consequences for sinful choices. Liberty is lost when immorality is exalted as normal by those who practice it. Whose rights are being taken away when God's definition of marriage is ignored? Who is taking that which God designed as good (sex between a married man and woman) and seeking to pervert it? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is defined as a sandwich with peanut butter and jelly. A person can call a peanut butter and peanut butter sandwich a peanut butter and jelly sandwich all day long, but it does not make it one. Since marriage has only one definition--one man and one woman, a gay marriage is an absurdity, a blatant disregard for normal, and a philosphical and moral contradiction against the law of universalitization. Of all that is listed in your poster, the only right that is protected by the constitution is the right to possess a gun. Cigarettes and alcohol--amoral issues. Abortion, porn, sex outside of marriage, homosexualtiy have done much to weaken the moral foundation of our society. History proves that when a culture falls to the immorality it says is a "right" it will ultimately collapse on itself. Be not decieved, God is not mocked, whatever a person (or country) sows, that it will also reap. God--being God, reserves the right to judge all wickedness. No liberal agenda will ever succeed at taking that right from Him."


after a chuckle, this is what I responded with.

" I hear your point, however, you could interchange the word "gay" and "interacial" in your essay. Interacial marriage was also considered "an absurdity, a blatant disregard for normal, and a philosphical and moral contradiction" only 40 years ago, yet it was eventually accepted by (most) rational people. The same will happen with gay marriage, union, partnership, whatever you want to call it. This is not a liberal or conservative issue, it's a human rights issue. Also, I'm gay. hope you are not offended, though I am sure you will be."

I don't know what came over me, I just am so sick and tired of hearing these people preach to me about things that they have no idea about. So, I'm very excited to see what the fallout will be from this.

also, I am out to only a very select few in my extended family, because they are all literally like my uncle Ray, sadly. That is what I live with. I have a boyfriend of nine years, yet every holiday I have to be with my family alone and endure thier slurs and hate speech, and pretend like I'm not affected, And as of right now, if he tells them all, I don't really give a flying s***. I'm tired of hiding. I'm tired of saying I'm just waiting to meet the right girl. I'm tired of them all putting down gay people and saying that they and their blood are a despicable thing and that they wouldn't let thier child near one of "them". I'm tired of everything they stand for and believe in, and it's time to let them know that I'm out and proud and not gonna take anymore of the bullsh** and I couldn't care less if they think I'm now going to hell or not. I. Don't. Care.

I know this is alot of info. But I also know this is a safe place where I could unload onto people that will understand.