LGBT

Dear sdferando,

I do understand the anger you felt about your brothers not offering support. I am going through something right now where I feel that same anger and sadness. It's about a different matter within our community but still my heart breaks for you! I also share in your loss of loved ones. You and I experienced too much death too early in our lives.

".....how is it that I'm still here?" you asked. I get that. I've thought that too, many times over the years. I sometimes think it's because Tommy and I found each other so young, so in love, and "WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES!" There really is no clear answer but when you ask yourself that, I hope you will remember all the lives you've touched since then. All the love you gave and all those who have loved you! You are of value to the world even if you are not sure what it is. YOU are loved and have loved and you make a difference in this world, just from that alone!

There is a sense of separation I feel with the younger LGBTQ+ and even with our own older generation that I don't like. I feel as members of an already marginalized people, the older we are among them, the closer to the shredded fringe we are pushed, to be eventually loped off. Even among our own. We are forgotten. We lack the support from our own. The younger LGBTQ+ ,as well as hetero population and so on, don't remember that our people die off in groves. Our generation of LGBTQ+ of all colors, all religions, of all economic and societal groups, (most being male) experienced a genocide for lack of funding and support from the world. Yet somehow, and this is only my belief, no one actually thinks of it that way because it wasn't them . It's not written in their history. But you and I know differently. Can you imagine how great we could be if all our friends had lived? I think about that. What our generation would have accomplished if we had all survived. The numbers in the population we would have claimed! It makes me smile to think such possible dreams! If only....

I am thrilled you are still in gay band and sharing your music! That is a major accomplishment! Congratulations on that!

Thank you for replying to my post, I felt like I was talking with a friend tonight!
May You Be Healthy, Safe and Happy and LOVED!
Reis