Politics, Gays, and Women - Part 2

lesbians after marriage have more fun

Politics, gays, and women.  I'm writing for a couple of blogs lately and currently working full time at a new job - just for 2 months.  I am working with teenagers and I love it.  I love showing them unconditional positive regard.  It is fun to see the gay teens, the number of transgender teens.  I am not saying it is easy for them, as I am sure it is not.  But I am an older gay person who has seen many changes in my life, and the fact that 2 girls can kiss or hold hands in a high school and not be afraid.  Progress.  I just heard our Attorney General Loretta Lynch speak about progress being made and then fights to have to keep that progress.  She was at Stonewall when being interviewed by a favorite of mine, Rachel Maddow.
So I am pursuing more comments on this blog due to the current and possible future state of affairs in the US of D.T. Thus my concern about politics, gays, and women.  I personally have a hard time tolerating him at all.  I am a therapist and would see him as a very damaged client.
So are you worried about the future for LGBT people.  One of my concerns is the entire lack of compassion these politicians and billionaires have for people.  NONE.  Truly, do they all have personality disorders?
I will try to do my part to continue the rights of LGBTQ people.  I am proud to be gay and I am glad to be gay.   As I write tonight, I wanted to let people who do not know about all the awesome video excerpts on youtube.  I have so enjoyed it.  Watching the lesbian videos is very validating to me.  I am no longer in a relationship, and certainly love to be in one,  and these videos can validate some positive relationships (although I know it is tv).  It is somewhat comparable to being an African American person living in a world of white people, and all of a sudden you are in a classroom of  African American students.  Being a Lesbian, I believe I have a similar experience.  I certainly assimilate well in the world, and do not personally care who my friends prefer to be intimate with, but there is a sense of affirmation when with other lesbians - an "I see who you are and validate you" experience, or a sense of familiarity, comfort, sharing.  I'm not exactly sure of the right word.
So, let's get mad, let's make a movement, let's help each other.

Well, I have been absent for some time.  Life.  Still a lesbian.  Still after marriage.  There are some pluses to that as in I have 3 children from my marriage, and now 4 awesome grandchildren.

I have reduced my workload and have more time this year, and have had the END of a relationship which I thought would last forever.  Well, it didn't.  Major loss and grief going on, so time to break out and move on.
As I started to say, however,during this extra time, I've become somewhat obsessed with binge watching and finding lesbian characters.  youtube has been a great tool in helping me expanding my horizons.  There is really more out there than I ever thought.  I have been on Australian TV.

So why the binge watching and focus on the lesbian characters?  It has evolved as none of this was not intentional in the beginning.  But I have been very pleased to find some powerful, gorgeous women and in a way, after feeling beaten down, it is nice to aspire to the powerful again.  These woman characters have helped.

Another aspect is watching how the women treat each other when there is a kindness in the relationship and respect.  Being respected was an issue for me in the last couple of years, so I love seeing relationships where women (and men) treat each other with love and respect.  YES. 

Back in the day - one of my tongue-in-cheek phrases - there was so little to watch and see and it was more shock therapy if there was a same-sex relationship anywhere.  And there was so many obstacles and unhappiness. 
So, check out the internet - google, youtube, find all the characters.  One option is foreign tv also, because they usually have English subtitles.  So, in the process I'm seeing different cultures.  Now, admittedly, a lot of these relationships are founded on thin ice and fall apart easily.  Some are "soap opera" style.  I notice when I see these 18 year olds being lesbians - I honor that, but often times the girls are superficial.  Bothers me.  But I guess even at 18, I wasn't able to do that. 

I will write more later and give you all some ideas of what to watch, but just being back among fellow lesbians has helped.  Therapeutic, so to speak.  There is so much to say and do.  I have also found some Lesbian facebook pages, but not much is going on in that arena.  Dating websites??
Later.