I Want My Son To Be Gay.

I Want My Son to be Gay.

I want my son to be gay. Yes.

Homosexual.

I want my son to grow up in a time where

he doesn’t have to conform to

the heteronormative social constructs

that I as a straight feminine female follow.

I want him to be able to say “Mommy, I want

a Barbie^® for Christmas”

And not be afraid that he will get a strange look,

or an ass whooping from me or his father,

or bullied by any of his classmates.

I want my son to acknowledge that his sexuality

has nothing to do with his competence,

his religion, and that the “stigma”

isn’t oppression, but a social advantage.

I want my son to feel comfortable in ballet classes

Comfortable in the locker room,

Comfortable—even if he makes others uncomfortable

with his “gayness”.

I want my son to understand that

HOMOPHOBIA

is not his problem.

I want my son to understand the “problem”

with being gay is not a homosexual problem,

but a heterosexual reaction to the lack of complacency

that lesbians, gays, bisexuals,

transgenders, queers, questioning,

asexuals, and allies have in this conforming ass world.

I want my son to understand that

God loves him,

I love him,

And at the end of the day—He should love himself.

I want my son to be gay. Yes.

Homosexual.

Not an overly feminine,

Pink loving,

Dick chasing,

HIV carrying,

Orgy seeking,

“GAY” conforming stereotype.

I want my son to be gay. YES.

By his own standards.

Not because I say so,

but because  he chooses to be.

Not because it’s trending,

But because when he plans out his life

And pictures his happy ending—

He sees a his family--

with a his white picket fence,

two door garage,

two kids, and a loving

 husband.

That’s his American Dream.

That’s his self-evident truth.

I want my son to be gay. Yes.
Happy.

Nikki Brown

DISCLAIMER: This blog will feature my personal OPINIONS on the quality of Liberal Arts education, the challenges that college students face, my perspectives on traditionally taboo and conventional topics (i.e. sex, homosexuality, gender issues, porn, etc.), and just a peek into my unconventional thought processes! It is no way related to or affiliated with my institution of higher education.