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Hey all!
So, last night was my prom :) I had an absolute blast with all of my friends. I go to an all girls school, so my friends and I decided not to invite any guys—we wanted to just spend a fun night together. We asked each other out, bought each other corsages, and took pictures together.
Early in the night, I posted a photo of me and one of my best friends (who is a girl) taking a stereotypical “awkward prom photo.” Immediately following, multiple people asked whether or not I am a lesbian and called me gay.
First off, I want to say that, no, I am not a lesbian (that I know of). I mean, I’m still young, maybe one day I’ll wake up and say “ok I actually really like girls!”, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, at the moment I consider myself to be “straight but not narrow” :)
I also want to clarify that I was not offended by this in the least. I actually thought it was rather funny and interesting that that was where people’s minds jumped to. They couldn’t accept just two girls hugging each other—it needed a label.
I think one of the reasons people are so hesitant to show affection to people of the same gender is that they are immediately judged for it and placed into a box. That’s what names do. They make you feel like you have to fit into a certain stereotype with specific rules and regulations. It doesn’t matter if you are gay, straight, bi, or transgender. In my opinion, love is love is love is love. It’s just expressed in different ways with different people.
I love my friends with all my heart, and trust me, there are definitely more pictures like that to come. I just hope that next time people look at them, instead of thinking “lesbian”, they think “How cute, look at how much they love each other!”
Spread the love and spread the light <3
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Love,
Jacqueline
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