#322 Start 3 Tiny Words
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I am pretty passionate about gay rights. Being Chinese, I know all about discrimination and prejudice. The thing about gay hate is that it’s so… stupid. And stupid things annoy me. And when something annoys me, I get passionate about it.
I mean, at least with me, somebody can look at me and see that I’m Asian. They can hate me for my slant eyes or “yellow skin.” It’s visual. It’s not right, but I can understand how it’s easy to judge someone by the way they look.
But anybody can be gay. You can’t tell unless they happen to be wearing something fabulous. Blacks, whites, Asians, hispanics. The hate all comes from who they choose to love. It’s so absolutely ridiculous to me. Who cares? Maybe you think the idea of a man and another man is the most repulsive thing in the world, why do you give a fuck about it? And why do you give a fuck about what they do? Don’t you have enough shit to worry about? I know I do. I can’t be bothered with caring about what a group of people does or doesn’t do.
Then this question popped into my head the other day: What if everyone said they were gay? How could there be discrimination? Hate? Everyone would be the same.
That thought lead me to an idea for a photo project where people would post photos of themselves to a site with the words “I AM GAY” on it. In this way, they admit that they are gay (whether they really are or not) so we could end the hate and discrimination. It could be a really powerful statement.
So tonight, I created a very basic site called 3TinyWords.com. The name comes from the fact that while “I AM GAY” are 3 tiny words, they can have a huge impact if you say them. Saying them can get you fired, beat up, kicked out of the military, stop you from getting married or even killed.
Of course, to get the ball rolling, my photo is the first one on there. I’m secure in my sexuality but having a photo saying that I’m gay out there in the world is scary. If someone who doesn’t know me sees the site, they will assume I’m gay. But would that bother me? Not really. If that had an impact on the person, I wouldn’t give a shit about that person anyway.
So there it is. I will be adding functionality (such as being able to upload your photo and add “I AM GAY” to it) as well as all the usual social media suspects. But for now, it’s just a graphic with a link to one of my email addresses. I would love if the readers of SYED contributed and/or shared this site with their friends. I think together we can make 3 Tiny Words change the world.
