So if you didn't know, today is (or was) Pink Day. The day where you're expected to wear pink to raise awareness for homophobic bullying.

Just so you know, I unfortunately couldn't wear pink. I know, I know. I'm horrible. D: The only pink thing I had was in my laundry. So I had to settle for one rainbow sock and one pink sock. Mismatched socks FTW. 8D

At our little pep rally thing, our vice-principal came out to us-- he's gay. He's even married and is expecting kids.

It was, like, at the mention of that, the entire gym of kids fell completely silent. Even the persistent whisperers.

I, myself, was pretty shocked as well. Don't get me wrong, I completely and utterly respect gays. But knowing that there was a person who's gay who's been there all along was surprising.

My Mom, however, was not as.. accepting. I mean, I knew already that she didn't like gays. She thought of them as "not right in the head." I remember when it was the mayoral elections last year and when I told her that one of the candidates were gay, she said "Oh, thank god he didn't win then."

"Eh, why?" I asked.

"Because. He totally has AIDs."

At the time, I was, like, SDFNKASDL-- WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ON, WOMAN?

(Well, I still have that reaction whenever we discuss this kind of thing, but.. never mind.)

But seriously. The stereotypes people come up with, especially concerning homosexuals, are horrifying. Just because you're gay, it means you have AIDs? Where the hell did you come up with that? Or that just because you're lesbian, you have to dress like a guy? Or that if you're a bisexual, you'll sleep with anyone?

Losing hope in humanity. *sigh*

At first, I didn't understand LGBT either. But after reading a few books here and there, I began to think about it this way: If you're gay, you're a man who likes men. If you're lesbian, you're a woman who likes women. If you're bisexual, you like both women and men. If you're a transgender, you're someone who was "born into the wrong body." If you're straight, you like only the opposite gender. All of these things don't mean anything but one thing. We all deserve to love anyone we want and be loved by anyone who deserves our love.

LOL, that was deep. But seriously. Stop calling random things and other people "gay" in a negative way. (RHYYYMED.)