Welcome to my world. My name is Wyvern. My family is the most important thing in my life. We are very close to each other and part of the reason for that is because we have a very unusual family. This world is not run by people who understand difference... Being different is hard in this modern world. Every one screams for equality for people based on religion, gender, nationality, disability, and sexual orientation but no one really thinks about the day to day things that actually impact families that fall into these categories.
My family is in an unusual case; we have multiple minorities in one household. We are Lesbians, we are Pagan, and we are dealing with multiple disabilities. That is a lot to handle sometimes and any time I see things in the news that marginalize one of those groups a piece of my heart aches. It is my intention to use this Blog as a means to educate people about what it means to belong to these minority groups in America today.
As a woman, a Lesbian, a Pagan, and a disabled person I feel a lot of pressure to conform from friends and relatives, from strangers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians the overwhelming message is "Why must you be different... Can't you be more like everyone else" My question to them is this: Why? Why should I be more like you? You only say these things because you know nothing about them.
I hope that by placing my experiences in a public location I might be able to give some people food for thought, a different perspective to see things from. People say to truly understand someone you must walk a mile in their shoes... This is my mile... Walk it with me
~*Wyvern*~
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