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I normally don't do these, you guys know that. However... in this case I'll make an exception, because while I know a lot of people would say things like the Bible or maybe Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or Twilight, I have an altogether different book in mind.
It's called Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, edited by Marion Dane Bauer, and I honestly think it should be required reading for everyone in high school, maybe even middle school. It's a collection of stories about sexuality- questioning it, coming to terms with it, accepting it, and how people treat you because of it. If you're gay or bisexual, you can relate to at least one of the stories in this book. If you're straight, then maybe you'll get some insight into people that aren't and what it's like for us. There's a saying that goes something like "We're afraid of what we don't understand, and we hate what we fear." Maybe if the general population read books like this, books that promote understanding, there wouldn't be so much homophobia out there. Okay, that's probably being a bit optimistic, but nonetheless. There are some amazing stories in here and I encourage everyone to read it, straight or gay, if you haven't already.
(I will still be doing the "official" NaBloPoMo entry later, at least that's the plan, but I wanted to do this. If nothing else, I don't have to sweat it if I don't get the other done by midnight, right? ^_^;;;)
I normally don't do these, you guys know that. However... in this case I'll make an exception, because while I know a lot of people would say things like the Bible or maybe Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or Twilight, I have an altogether different book in mind.
It's called Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, edited by Marion Dane Bauer, and I honestly think it should be required reading for everyone in high school, maybe even middle school. It's a collection of stories about sexuality- questioning it, coming to terms with it, accepting it, and how people treat you because of it. If you're gay or bisexual, you can relate to at least one of the stories in this book. If you're straight, then maybe you'll get some insight into people that aren't and what it's like for us. There's a saying that goes something like "We're afraid of what we don't understand, and we hate what we fear." Maybe if the general population read books like this, books that promote understanding, there wouldn't be so much homophobia out there. Okay, that's probably being a bit optimistic, but nonetheless. There are some amazing stories in here and I encourage everyone to read it, straight or gay, if you haven't already.
(I will still be doing the "official" NaBloPoMo entry later, at least that's the plan, but I wanted to do this. If nothing else, I don't have to sweat it if I don't get the other done by midnight, right? ^_^;;;)
