end of un-natatural exclusion

however much i supported my gay friends, i never fathomed that india would be one of the progressive thinkers and doers of this new human right history. from today, the homosexual community can have legal sex in india, but logically, it should have been the first, a country that nurtures diversity with such a velvet glove, should have actually opened its arms years ago, if you think about it.

as i witnessed joy and celebration on the TV screens, the unhappy lot got me thinking...i not only accpeted my gay friends but loved them, how can you not, they infact are so giving, think about it, they truly have no hidden plans, they love and want to be loved and i see women around me accept them and love them equally well, its the men i see, observe and listen and find them homo phobic! why would you think that?

whether my male friends, family or even my ex, they all believed and justified that sex was what men did because nature insisted. they had to sow their seeds, thats how the universe moved forward and therefore it was something they just did and mostly, had no emotional quotient at all. that justified their sleeping around with no strings attached. they just ought to ejaculate! it is for mother nature. however, women on the other hand, need that thing called love, that soft touch, lingering kiss, expanded pupils and ofcourse the cuddle! homosexuality proves men wrong. its really that simple. a guy cannot be having sexual intercourse with another guy to create a baby, its not what mother nature apparently asked off the boys...it proves that sex can mean more than an a child producing activity, more than an ejaculation, much more than a vent to all the stress at work situation,no more, mine is bigger than yours... it actually proves men being capable of alot more give and take and we all know how nervous that can make non gay men...

believe

"do not read the tabloids" he said in interviews after interviews, he kept pleading innocence for all crimes we his so called fans levied on to him. no, there is no oxygen chamber, there is no skin bleach, there is no contract marriage and there was never any child abuse, yet we did'nt believe him. he kept saying he was in love with life, with his fans, with children, that he wanted happiness, education, health, he really wanted to heal the world, but did we listen? he sang his heart out, performed to wow us, created fantasy in this material world, gave hugs and joy and music, the gift of music, but were we listening?

sometimes i wonder why death has to remind us of life. why can't we see simple truths for themselves any longer? why do we take for granted the goodness? why could we no believe that MJ could really be all that nice, that he really was shy, that his skin was diseased, that he adored children and wanted a life he had to let go, that he wanted to live and he wanted to love and be loved. why could we not believe when he kept saying it, showing it, singing it? do we not believe that one of us could be honest? do we doubt our own race? our own people? do we have an iota of trust left within us?

there are im sure many MJ's around you, pleading innocence, waiting to be loved. maybe they are what they say they are. give them a chance, undo this curse and believe.