This isn't a poem, it a note from Freefall. He says Hi to the gang - he's put himself on exile till May, to make sure he focuses on school. The following is from an e-mail he sent me - and gave the heads up to post for the gang. I thought of posting in HT, but all the gang he knows know him from here, so . . .
I wanted to post this in JUB,
Yesterday my campus held a seminar about homophobia. This surprised me---well, not just me, but also the doctor who were there as a spokesperson---since Indonesia is a well-known homophobic country (though not as notorious as Middle-East and Africa countries) and I feared it would draw unwanted attention (or worst, internal riots), but it actually went smoothly. The doctor and the other spokespersons---one gay and one crossdresser---took the topic quite well and the audience's responses were good if not lukewarm. I sorta expected there were radical Islamic students who would boycott the seminar, but thankfully it was just my imagination.
The most controversial issue came from the gay spokesperson, who happens to be one of the chief executors of GWL---regard this like a main LGBT organisation in Indonesia---and told us bluntly his experiences while he was closeted, how he came out, how he felt different after doing it, and the homophobia issues he suffered from. I must admit, it was like reading JUB, only it came out directly from the mouth---including the sexual experiences (yummy, lol).
Most of the guests are interested in the biologic and medical explanations of the pathogenesis of homosexuality and, as expected, the way to prevent or to cure it. Gladly, the doctor strictly pinpointed that homosexuality is not a disease and the role of medical science in managing homosexuality is to increase the quality of life of patients who happen to be gay.I absolutely adore the doctor (not in that way, lol), despite constant public suspicions that he's gay (rumours, you know).
I'm really happy by the seminar. It opened my eyes about LGBT status in my country and that it is, in spite being suppressed by the government, developing. I really wanted to see the spokesperson, but too bad he left early (maybe to spend time with his boyfriend).
-Freefall
the blue smiley says YES! IT RHYMED ANUFF
I was skeptical about using it...
