Why I write

I debated for many days over whether to mention on here the bruhaha on Goodreads.  I realized it would be a moot point as that ship has sailed, sunk, rebuilt and sailed again.  There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said, argued, misinterpreted and debated.  So I wont.  What I will say is this.  For as long as I can remember I have wanted to write.  My whole life I have had an imagination that was on fast forward.  Everything isn't black and white to me, nor even shades of gray.  It is purple, or amethyst,  blue or sapphire, green or emerald.  I see the beauty in a world that to some is no longer beautiful.  I see young men and women struggling to find their own way in the world to only be told they don't belong, and not listening to the naysayers but standing up to their beliefs.  I see these same young people being torn down for that, physically, emotionally, painfully.  Some give up  when the tough times outweigh the good.  I have recently had the honor of meeting two such people.  One fought demons their whole life that most of us only ever read about.  In the end this person made the decision to let the demons win, and I mourn the loss of someone I could have called friend.  The other is a strong, courageous, beautiful young man who sees good in people even when most people see bad in him.  Ignorant because they don't understand what its like to grow up loving the same sex as themselves.  Or living inside a body they don't belong in.  I can not even imagine what their struggles are on a daily basis.  I have my own as does everyone else on this planet.  But I will not pass judgement on anyone else, I will stand and cheer for them for their bravery.  I will love them for their strength of character, and I will hold them when it gets to be too much.  After all one day one of my own children or my children's children may face these same conflicting moments.  I want them to know they are not alone.  Like every disease we strive to erase from mankind, intolerance should be up there with Cancer, Autoimmune diseases and AIDS....To my newest "nephew" you are a bright shining star and don't you ever forget that.  ((hugs))