It's ironic. we're still not equals. And yet we seem to have more power.

The title says it all, doesn't it? I am still not treated as an equal in America. (which is why I'm currently not IN America, oh did you not get that memo? TPS report?) If you haven't seen the movie Office Space you won't get that joke, so dont try.

I hate to say it, but Mark Zuckerberg saved me. Now don't worry, i haven't joined a cult. Zuckerberg is a nice jewish name, and last time I checked there weren't too many jewish cults. (i still have not come up with a joke for Jewish cult but I welcome any submissions). Did facebook save me? no. It just ensured that all those "hi how are ya?" people from college could send me "hi how are ya's" online. But, in a way, Marky and all the others that revolutionized the internet, changed the gay community, forever.

40 years ago, gay was just, unheard of. Unless you went to remote bars in tiny dark alleys in big cities, you werent going to meet anyone else who sympathized. 200 years ago, Gay meant 'happy'. So all the guys who told their wives "honey, i'm gay" just got responses like "well that's good to hear! I'm so glad." the message got misinterpreted. And flash forward.

30 years ago, gay meant, well, sick. Not just disgusting sick. But in the 80's if you were gay, it usually was followed by, "are you HIV positive?" Like God had sent HIV to kill all of us. And don't get me wrong, I do love me some God. I may not be religious but I'm always someone on his side. But, by that logic, what was bird flu? God just said "I'm really tired of all those damn things flying around my window." Was the bubonic plague a way to bring down the buyer's market in real estate? Let's not even go there.

15 years ago, gay wasnt sick, it was 'confused.' "youre gay? well youre going through stuff obviously, maybe talking to someone will clear your head." If you were a shrink in the 90's, there was a good chance that BMW was being paid with 'confused' money.

But today, social media, internet, and free speech changed all that. 'gay' went from being 'dont discuss', to what's on the menu. What do I mean? News runs on a story. plain and simple. No story, no news. And in today's news, anything anti-gay almost gets shoved to the front. Did everyone all of a sudden agree that Gay was okay? Course not. But, for once, they were the stories getting attention. And in turn, they were the stories and the people, finally getting respect.

Case in point. Our wonderful man, who I am calling my "homophobic, idiotic, moronic, boneheaded, what-were-you-thinking, maybe you'll learn, oh who am i kidding you wont learn, just drag your wife by her hair back to your cave you neanderthal...." candidate. During an Occupy wall street interview this week, he let his true colors get the better of him. Someone should have told him not to draw in crayon like an infant....




In case you were wondering, he was of course fired today. The company said "His comment was offensive and inexcusable, and we have a policy of zero tolerance for such behavior". Would that have happened 10 years ago? 20? Definitely not 40.

So, my dear Faggot basher, As someone who works closely to staff new talent to companies looking to hire new employees, I am here and now offering my services, free of charge, to you. I understand how social media can hook up college friends or get a guy fired. And I sympathize. I will find you a new job. Given your qualifications, i.e. calling guys faggot and looking down at their trousers, I believe the local penitentary may have a vacancy that fits those requirements.

But just a side note. If I do get you in for an interview, please dont wear those oakley sunglasses. Just like 'getting away with calling someone a faggot', they are SOOOO 1990's. Get with the program, man.