need each other

this post has been a long time coming.

what of those who have to hide? who feel ostracized? the forgotten? the outcast?

i've sat down and had some heart to hearts with several wonderful people the past few days and have discovered something to be truer than i had originally thought:

we need each other.

i can't do this alone. neither can they. nor can other lesbian and gay people. we can't do this alone.

when we don't have the support of those around us, we lose something. something special. something spiritual. something essential.

when straight people separate themselves, they lose something. something special. something spiritual. something essential.

to those who aren't accepting, we cry: please. don't make us go it alone. you need us too.

we all need each other.

we can't keep avoiding it. can't pretend anymore.

we all are worthy of love, and not one of us more than another.

we need each other. then healing can come.