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certainthings ([personal profile] certainthings) wrote2011-10-28 03:25 pm

Rick's Rant - Teen Suicide




"So, if you're gay and you're in public life I'm sorry, you don't have to run around with a pride flag and bore the hell out of everyone, but you can't be invisible. Not anymore."

[identity profile] robi0688.livejournal.com 2011-10-28 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
When asked about it.

Look, sometimes you need the rainbow flags and shit that annoys everyone, because so many people I know, even queer people, don't know he's gay. And if he's going to politicize queerness in general, he's going to be expected to politicize his own.

[identity profile] rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com 2011-10-28 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
He's made his own "It Gets Better" video. I don't think anyone held a gun to his head.

[identity profile] robi0688.livejournal.com 2011-10-28 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Lots of straight people make "It Gets Better" videos too, and some of the people who need to hear about a Canadian icon being gay aren't going to watch it to see what he says. Or even care that these videos exist.