the L word

So yesterday my girlfriend and i decided we were going to have a movie day. We rented Sunshine Cleaners with Amy Adams, and the first two discs of The L Word Season One. Sunshine Cleaners was a pretty decent movie. Rose (Amy Adams) and her sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), cleaned up crime scenes to raise up enough money to send Rose's son to a private school. I'm kind of biased because I'm definitely a fan of Amy Adams, but regardless it was still a good movie.

I had heard a LOT about The L Word. It is definitely an extremely controversial show. I think that each of us can probably somehow relate with at least one of the characters. Dana, one of the main characters, is a professional tennis player who is afraid to come out. When I was younger, I was terrified of what people would think of me when I decided to come out. In middle school, everyone knew me and I got along with pretty much everyone. I was far from shy and I was very confident. Living in the "bible belt," people weren't exactly open to the idea of lesbians or gay men. My parents were in denial for a long time. Many of my friends suddenly weren't my friends anymore, and the friends who stayed around started to treat me differently. It got easier as I got older, but I never got used to some of the things that came along with being gay. Things like being called a dike, or being judged at work kill me.

to be continued..