Anyway... wow what an eye opener. Hearing the celebrity presenters talk about the teenage suicide cases broke my heart— but hearing how the Trevor Lifeline counselors save lives was nothing short of amazing. It's ridiculous how there are so many young lives cut short (pun not intended) just because there are people out there who refuse to love one another.
I came there without any agenda but supporting the cause. But of course the number of famous people we got to see was kind of awesome too. Some of the Glee cast were there (Dianna Agron is gorgeous— and quite the social butterfly. Was cute), as well as NPH & David Burtka (who sang You're the Top and they were adorable), Ricki Lake, Dustin Lance Black, JC Chasez (who, btw, sang True Colors and it was oh, so lovely), Josh Duhamel & Fergie, Amy Poehler & Will Arnett, Christina Applegate, Michelle Pfeiffer (WE EXCHANGED SMILES. LIFE IS MADE!!!). Miley Cyrus sang The Climb acoustically and live, and i'm not gonna lie, it was good. Finally, Mother Monster herself, a.k.a. Lady Gaga was there to accept the 'hero' award for her dedication in supporting the LGBTQ community. She gave a heartwarming speech & more than half of the room was crying.
On a side note, the whole theater celebrated both Zachary Quinto & Amber Heard, who were presenters that night, for coming out as being gay recently. People gave them a standing ovation. I thought that was sweet.
Another side note, Amy Poehler (or shall i say, 'God'), you are muthereffin' amazing. If only you were really God. This world would've been filllllllled with roaring laughters.
I sat at a dinner table for four with my friend and a gay couple, John and Garrett. Throughout the night J & G held hands, gave little kisses to each other whenever one of them gets a bit overwhelmed by the stories. Just sweet, sweet simple gestures that I was honored to have witnessed. To tell you the truth, they made me feel a little bit guilty for not being gay, actually. LOL. But not in a bad way. In the bestest way, in fact. Because they made me look around the room and I realized that I was surrounded by people who are literally fighting for love.
Isn't that beautiful?
So anyway. That's why, (and here comes the Glee part, folks) when a mainstream TV show like Glee created an opportunity for itself to represent the LGBTQ community, but does it poorly (horribly, even) by stereotyping, condoning outing, practicing double standards against the lesbians, and leaving every conflict resolution to the token straight guy, i give them crap and i write it here. I mean, what are they trying to tell the audience? That all gay men are the same? That it's OK to out someone in a crowded hallway? That lesbian characters can kiss— but only if they do it off screen? That LGBTQ can't solve their own problems?
What kind of message are they sending?
-snd