#LoveWins: Rainbows exploded on my feed

 

(Photo: @marcjacobs) 

 

"Oh Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!"

That was my initial thought when I opened my Instagram feed on the morning of 27th June 2015 (which is actually the 26th in America).

As far as my feed went, it all had one single similarity – the hashtag '#LoveWins'. I'm sure many had already talked about it and I am ten days late to the party.

But hey, it's my blog and my prerogative.

Even though it happened in the United States and it is not the first country who did so, it still marked a big step for the LGBTQ community.

Even for those in Malaysia, now we see hope that change might actually come. 

Well, it's that or we will all pack our bags and fly off to New York, California and heck, even Texas and Louisiana to get hitched with a hunky hot man (I'm sure most of you reading this will have the same thought).

It's the exact phenomenon that went through the heads of many anti-gay Americans, all who have said that they want to move to Canada.

Us Malaysians want it too. Canada, America, Netherlands, UK or anywhere else that would take us.

That aside, I was in pure ecstasy when I saw my feed – both Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

 

(Photo by: @brian_atwood)

It was a major step for our community and even though, I am in Malaysia, I was very happy for my friends who are in the States.

Heck, I even changed my Facebook profile photo to join in the party and repost Instagram photos to celebrate. I was very happy to see so many of my friends celebrating the occasion even though they are straight.

But then I realised, there are some ignorant brats who joined the party without knowing what they are celebrating. While it is good that they are spreading the message, some of them changed their profile photos into the rainbow overlaid effect (Thank to Facebook's Celebrate Pride tool), without knowing what they changed it for.

They did it either because 1.) it looks pretty or 2.) everyone is doing it and they felt the need to. And that's just annoying.

Maybe it's just me but I find it annoying and then there are those who took it upon themselves to be keyboard heroes and start spouting nonsense. Whether if it's opposing the celebration or are flaming other people for not celebrating.

I do agree that we should do our part in one way or another but doing it to join the bandwagon is just not cool. It's like Malaysian politics where people comment and trash the topic, even though they never voted during the elections.

It just irks me a lot, that's all. 

 (Photo by Coming Out on Top)

Putting all that aside, congratulations to the US and I'll be packing my bags and moving over the first chance I have. 

After all, New York is my final destination. While I am born and bred in Malaysia, lived temporarily in Melbourne and now based in KL. I would someday move to that concrete jungle where dreams are made of.

Preferably with my man, a cute dog, a loft apartment (pre-war and rent-controlled please) and a fabulous job to boot!


Love you fags and hags out there. Have a good weekend.
Yours Queerly xoxo

People Like Us - Gay blogs you need to follow

Happy Monday, my loves! Though I am sure, like me, you would rather do anything or anyone else to care about work. Hence, I am writing on my blog instead of the ten stories that I have to finish up by Wednesday. I know, FML.

On a depressing Monday like this, what better things to do than to go through your blog feeds and look for new posts by your favorite bloggers?

Here is a few of my favorite gay reads:

1. The Single Life of a Manhattan Homo - To me, this is the father of all gay blogs: a successful gay writer, Mark Brennan Rosenberg, with his most interesting and exciting life and in my city of dreams nonetheless, NEW YORK!
2. Bedtime Stories - Adventures of a gay doctor. A fantastic writer and one of the few like Mark (Manhattan Homo) who writes stories in their blogs, rather than random posts with a million grammatical errors and nonsensical sentence structures.
3. Fable Frog - I find it quite the interesting read. Even though I have only read the most recent post on his dream of gang raping - oh how dirty and fabulous!
4. Ranting of the Boy (Park in Reverse) - Again, I have only screened through a few post but I am loving this gaysian in Melbourne (my former home), like the latest post on gay relationships!
5. Strictly Gay - This blog is the gay lifestyle and culture blog to follow. Who better to go for when you need reviews on food, culture and lifestyle, than to go to a gay. From facial care, gadgets, food to film, you have it all in a gay POI - which is what we, the Gays need in Malaysia. A gay lifestyle guide.

So there you have it. Some of my regular haunts now (the links are not put in any form ranking, I love them all). I have more in my arsenal but I have only bookmarked them for now and don't have time to read through them yet. I will post them up when the time comes.

A special mention to Manhattan Homo because I love him so much that I practically dive into the archives and read every single post available. It took me a few days to read but it was all worth it.

And now my stalking continues on to Bedtime Stories, I have read up till April 2005 and I have eight more years to go!

I am such a proud stalker, but I blame it on my obsessive nature in reading nurtured by my sister.

Oh! On the side note, don't you think Kelly Clarkson's new song, "People Like Us" is actually meant for people like us. The homos and co. The LGBTIs!

Anyway, enjoy the suggested reads and I will go back to Bedtime Stories for another hour before slaving myself at work.

Love you fags and hags out there. Have a good weekend.
Yours Queerly xoxo