The Homo Charter of Rights

  
         
  1.   I have the right to respect myself from birth and onwards and not to suffer for years until I gain the courage to do so.  
         
  2.   I have the right to look fabulous.  
         
  3.   I have the right to be bitter and angry.  
         
  4.   I have the right to say "NO" and the right to say "YES".  Even if "YES" happens to clash with your particular version of morality.  
         
  5.   I have the right to over-achieve as a result of being made to feel inadequate by an unloving society altogether for the same reason.  
         
  6.   I have the right to call myself "faggot", but you don't.  
         
  7.   I have the right to ask for emotional support or keep it inside until I am ready to explode.  
         
  8.   I have the right to act "obviously" gay or not to.  
         
  9.   I have the right to talk about my sex life as much as you talk about your "straight" sex life.  
         
  10.   I have the right to my opinion of your true sexual orientation even if you are unwilling to admit your own true inclinations.  
         
  11.   I have the right to walk home without being beaten.  
         
  12.   I have the right to my home and my job even after my employer or landlord finds out I sleep with men.  
         
  13.   I have the right to my home or job even if I test HIV positive.  
         
  14.   I have the right to make a living either as an interior decorator or as a garage mechanic.  My sexuality will not limit these choices.  
         
  15.   I have the right to see my children from a previous heterosexual relationship.  I also have the right to have children in a homosexual relationship.  
         
  16.   I have the right to create a home with another man and to all the protections and privileges that straight people receive when they do the same thing.  
         
  17.   I have the right to flaunt it.  Whether that means getting married to another man or just holding hands during lunch.  
         
  18.   I have the right to tell you when you are being homophobic.  
         
  19.   I have the right to know my own history and my gay elders; who they were and what they did for themselves and for me.  
         
  20.   I have the right to many, many more things that the straight world takes for granted.  Most of all, I have the right to be me.  

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