Friday 31 December 2010
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Store
I had a day off work today so I decided to create two stores where you can find any DVD's I have watched or books I have read and would recommend to others.
I created a store for the UK & US, the difference between them is just the region code on the DVD's.
US Store (Region 1)
United States, Canada, Bermuda & U.S Territories.
UK Store (Region 2)
Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Aftrica, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland & Europe (except Russia, Ukrain & Belarus)
Take a look :)
I created a store for the UK & US, the difference between them is just the region code on the DVD's.
US Store (Region 1)
United States, Canada, Bermuda & U.S Territories.
UK Store (Region 2)
Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Aftrica, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland & Europe (except Russia, Ukrain & Belarus)
Take a look :)
Saturday 25 December 2010
Gay Teen Suicides Update
I have talked about gay teen suicides before but I thought I would do an update about what is happening now.
Tyler Clementi (Age 18) from New Jersey jumped from the George Washington bridge and died after his roommate secretly filmed him having sex with another man then broadcast it online. Tyler's parents are said to have filed a notice to sue Rutgers University for failing to implement policies to prevent the invasion of privacy. A spokesman from the university said that they were sympathetic to the family but it was not responsible for Tyler's death.
Seth Walsh (Age 13) died 9 days after hanging himself from a tree in his garden, Seth's mother made a heartbreaking video in which she read out Seth's suicide note and she talked about him and his situation at school where not only fellow students bullied him but so did some of the teachers, and although other teachers knew about it including the vice principle they done nothing to help, they just didn't care (View Below). Now Federal Education Officers are investigating the suicide. Apparently the officers spent 2 days interviewing teachers, administrators and students.
If you are being bullied please don't harm yourself, remember people love you and although it may seem hard to believe now it will get better. If you need to call someone then there are helplines everywhere.
Call 08457 90 90 90 in the UK & Northern Ireland.
Call 1850 60 90 90 in the Republic of Ireland
Call the Trevor Project on 866488 - 7386 or visit www.thetrevorproject.org in the US
Tyler Clementi (Age 18) from New Jersey jumped from the George Washington bridge and died after his roommate secretly filmed him having sex with another man then broadcast it online. Tyler's parents are said to have filed a notice to sue Rutgers University for failing to implement policies to prevent the invasion of privacy. A spokesman from the university said that they were sympathetic to the family but it was not responsible for Tyler's death.
Seth Walsh (Age 13) died 9 days after hanging himself from a tree in his garden, Seth's mother made a heartbreaking video in which she read out Seth's suicide note and she talked about him and his situation at school where not only fellow students bullied him but so did some of the teachers, and although other teachers knew about it including the vice principle they done nothing to help, they just didn't care (View Below). Now Federal Education Officers are investigating the suicide. Apparently the officers spent 2 days interviewing teachers, administrators and students.
If you are being bullied please don't harm yourself, remember people love you and although it may seem hard to believe now it will get better. If you need to call someone then there are helplines everywhere.
Call 08457 90 90 90 in the UK & Northern Ireland.
Call 1850 60 90 90 in the Republic of Ireland
Call the Trevor Project on 866488 - 7386 or visit www.thetrevorproject.org in the US
Monday 20 December 2010
US Senate Vote to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The US senate has voted 65 to 31 in favour of repealing the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy that bans LGBT people from serving openly in the US Military. The bill just needs to be passed to the US President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
Barack Obama said in a prepared statement "The Senate has taken an historic step toward ending a policy that undermines our national security while violationg the very ideals that our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives to defend. By ending 'don't ask, don't tell', no longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans forced to leave the military, despite years of exemplary performance, because they happen to be gay. And no longer will many thousands more be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love. It is time to close this chapter in our history. It is time to recognise that sacrifice, valour and integrity are no more defined by sexual orientation than they are by race or gender, religion or creed. It is time to allow gay and lesbian Americans to serve their country openly."
This policy was introduced in 1993 and since then more than 13,000 people have been forced to leave the US military under this policy. It will now come to an end after 60 days to allow the US defence department time to figure out the best way to introduce the new policy.
Click here to see the CBS News report.
It appears to me that with President Obama the US could become a much more gay friendly place, Please let me know your thoughts either by commenting or emailing me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
Barack Obama said in a prepared statement "The Senate has taken an historic step toward ending a policy that undermines our national security while violationg the very ideals that our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives to defend. By ending 'don't ask, don't tell', no longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans forced to leave the military, despite years of exemplary performance, because they happen to be gay. And no longer will many thousands more be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love. It is time to close this chapter in our history. It is time to recognise that sacrifice, valour and integrity are no more defined by sexual orientation than they are by race or gender, religion or creed. It is time to allow gay and lesbian Americans to serve their country openly."
This policy was introduced in 1993 and since then more than 13,000 people have been forced to leave the US military under this policy. It will now come to an end after 60 days to allow the US defence department time to figure out the best way to introduce the new policy.
Click here to see the CBS News report.
It appears to me that with President Obama the US could become a much more gay friendly place, Please let me know your thoughts either by commenting or emailing me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
Saturday 18 December 2010
Update On Reace Mcdonnell
In my previous post I talked about Reace Mcdonnell the 19 year old MYP who was suspended after an "anonymous mother of a teenage boy" found explicit photographs of him on the internet.
In my previous post I did not mention what Andy Hamflett the chief executive of the UK youth parliament had said as I really did not like the way this comment was worded but while speaking to PinkNews Reace mentioned this comment so to give you the full picture here it is.
"Our Primary concern is for the safety of all the young people we work with and we are taking these allegations very seriously. The young person in question has been suspended whilst the matter is investigated."
When I first read this comment my first thought was that there primary concern is the safety of all the young people they work with, what exactly is so dangerous about him?
Reace commented in regards to the youth parliament "I suppose they thought they can't be seen to support me. They said this was a matter of 'child protection' but i'm 19. They were implying that I was somehow a danger to children."
He also said that the Plymouth Herald who had first published these rumours had contacted him, however the youth parliament had told him not to speak to them. He said "I get the feeling they were more concerned about looking after themselves than acting in my best interests. I don't think they will clear my name now because my term as deputy youth parliament member comes to an end in January."
Speaking to pink news Reace said that he believed someone was trying to damage his reputation, he also worried that these malicious rumours would damage his chances of getting into university. He said "All my positive work has been pushed down on google and this is now at the top. I'm really upset."
Apparently the youth parliament has contacted him to tell him they are treating this as a case of homophobic bullying against him.
But is it too little, too late?
Again please comment or email GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
In my previous post I did not mention what Andy Hamflett the chief executive of the UK youth parliament had said as I really did not like the way this comment was worded but while speaking to PinkNews Reace mentioned this comment so to give you the full picture here it is.
"Our Primary concern is for the safety of all the young people we work with and we are taking these allegations very seriously. The young person in question has been suspended whilst the matter is investigated."
When I first read this comment my first thought was that there primary concern is the safety of all the young people they work with, what exactly is so dangerous about him?
Reace commented in regards to the youth parliament "I suppose they thought they can't be seen to support me. They said this was a matter of 'child protection' but i'm 19. They were implying that I was somehow a danger to children."
He also said that the Plymouth Herald who had first published these rumours had contacted him, however the youth parliament had told him not to speak to them. He said "I get the feeling they were more concerned about looking after themselves than acting in my best interests. I don't think they will clear my name now because my term as deputy youth parliament member comes to an end in January."
Speaking to pink news Reace said that he believed someone was trying to damage his reputation, he also worried that these malicious rumours would damage his chances of getting into university. He said "All my positive work has been pushed down on google and this is now at the top. I'm really upset."
Apparently the youth parliament has contacted him to tell him they are treating this as a case of homophobic bullying against him.
But is it too little, too late?
Again please comment or email GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
Thursday 16 December 2010
MYP Suspended Over Gay Porn Pictures
A 19 year old openly gay member of the UK youth parliament, Reace McDonnell has been suspended after the mother of a gay teenage boy allegedly found pornographic pictures of him on a porn networking site.
The boys mother said "I am concerned as a mother for my child. He has recently 'come out' as gay and has been following the out youth in Plymouth. Reace McDonnell, who leads this group and is an apparent role model for teens in the LGBT community, is on the internet. My son has spoken to me about this internet site and thinks this is 'cool'"
Reace McDonnell posted on facebook saying "I would like to remind people NOT to believe everything you read in the papers. I think its really quite pathetic that you should intringe on my life like this, not only at this pivotal stage, but atall, considering im an adult. My statement is that the allegation is not based on fact and should be discredited and ignored by all who read it."
A close friend of Reace commented "It's sad that people seem to be so interested in Reace's private life when all the hard work he does representing young people in his public life should be more important. He's quite open about being gay and has regularly stood up to be counted on the important issues affecting LGBT young people like homophobic bullying. It's ironic that in spite of, or perhaps because of, his hard work he now seems to be the victim of nasty and upsetting rumours"
Now this is where I take Reace's side, I have not seen these images I couldn't possibly say whether they exist or not, however even IF they do exist then he is 19, legally he is an adult so he hasn't done anything illegal and it is entirely up to him what he does in his personal time it is not as if he was advertising these pictures to any of the young people the youth parliament work with.
So if these pornographic photo's do exist then he was keeping them away from his professional/public life so why the hell was he suspended he has done nothing wrong.
Plus just one thing I would like to know, why was the teenage boys mother looking through gay porn on the internet anyway?
I would really love to know people's views on this subject so please either comment or email your views to GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You.
The boys mother said "I am concerned as a mother for my child. He has recently 'come out' as gay and has been following the out youth in Plymouth. Reace McDonnell, who leads this group and is an apparent role model for teens in the LGBT community, is on the internet. My son has spoken to me about this internet site and thinks this is 'cool'"
Reace McDonnell posted on facebook saying "I would like to remind people NOT to believe everything you read in the papers. I think its really quite pathetic that you should intringe on my life like this, not only at this pivotal stage, but atall, considering im an adult. My statement is that the allegation is not based on fact and should be discredited and ignored by all who read it."
A close friend of Reace commented "It's sad that people seem to be so interested in Reace's private life when all the hard work he does representing young people in his public life should be more important. He's quite open about being gay and has regularly stood up to be counted on the important issues affecting LGBT young people like homophobic bullying. It's ironic that in spite of, or perhaps because of, his hard work he now seems to be the victim of nasty and upsetting rumours"
Now this is where I take Reace's side, I have not seen these images I couldn't possibly say whether they exist or not, however even IF they do exist then he is 19, legally he is an adult so he hasn't done anything illegal and it is entirely up to him what he does in his personal time it is not as if he was advertising these pictures to any of the young people the youth parliament work with.
So if these pornographic photo's do exist then he was keeping them away from his professional/public life so why the hell was he suspended he has done nothing wrong.
Plus just one thing I would like to know, why was the teenage boys mother looking through gay porn on the internet anyway?
I would really love to know people's views on this subject so please either comment or email your views to GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You.
Friday 10 December 2010
My Coming Out Story
My coming out story started some time before anyone actually found out, when I was very young I always had an idea that I liked guys and I always knew I was different but I never really thought anything of it. One night when I was about 17 I was lying in my bed looking through pictures of a particularly good looking male actor on the internet with my phone when all of a sudden it hit me, I realised I was gay I felt so scared I realised that for the rest of my life I was always going to like men, I started to panic thinking what is the rest of my life going to be like and eventually I managed to cry myself to sleep.
Thursday 9 December 2010
Coming Out
The best time to come out really depends on you. Some people come out at a really early age, however not everyone can do that.
It might be easier to come out to some friends first then they could support you. You might also prefer to wait until you are financially independent if you feel your parents won't take it well.
If you are struggling there are alot of people who can help and there is alot of advice out there, I watched alot of video's on youtube about coming out and I found this to be a good help.
According to the Cass' Identity Model there are 6 stages to coming out:
1. Identity Confusion
This stage begins with your first awareness of gay thoughts, feelings or attractions. This stage often includes denial.
2. Identity Comaprison
In this stage you accept the possibility that you are gay.
3. Identity Tolerance
In this stage you become more understanding that you are not the only one
4. Identity Acceptance
This stage is where you realise that you will be ok.
5. Identity Pride
This stage is where you begin to come out.
6. Identity Synthesis
This last stage is where you integrate your sexual identiy with all other area's of yourself.
To read more about the cass' identity model click here
If you want to talk then email me at GYD@live.co.uk
I will upload my coming out story tomorrow
It might be easier to come out to some friends first then they could support you. You might also prefer to wait until you are financially independent if you feel your parents won't take it well.
If you are struggling there are alot of people who can help and there is alot of advice out there, I watched alot of video's on youtube about coming out and I found this to be a good help.
According to the Cass' Identity Model there are 6 stages to coming out:
1. Identity Confusion
This stage begins with your first awareness of gay thoughts, feelings or attractions. This stage often includes denial.
2. Identity Comaprison
In this stage you accept the possibility that you are gay.
3. Identity Tolerance
In this stage you become more understanding that you are not the only one
4. Identity Acceptance
This stage is where you realise that you will be ok.
5. Identity Pride
This stage is where you begin to come out.
6. Identity Synthesis
This last stage is where you integrate your sexual identiy with all other area's of yourself.
To read more about the cass' identity model click here
If you want to talk then email me at GYD@live.co.uk
I will upload my coming out story tomorrow
Monday 6 December 2010
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which bans openly gay soldiers in the US military may contribute towards the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) according to Dr Kenneth Katz.
He claimed that soldiers could not be honest with medical staff about their sexual histories, he also said that this means that infections go undiagnosed so the service members and their partners go untreated.
Please let me know what you think, either by commenting or emailing GYD@live.co.uk
You can also email me any ideas would like me to talk about or even email me an entire post to upload if you wish.
Thank You
He claimed that soldiers could not be honest with medical staff about their sexual histories, he also said that this means that infections go undiagnosed so the service members and their partners go untreated.
Please let me know what you think, either by commenting or emailing GYD@live.co.uk
You can also email me any ideas would like me to talk about or even email me an entire post to upload if you wish.
Thank You
Thursday 2 December 2010
Representation of Homosexuality in the Media
Hi Guys.
How do you guys think the media is representing homosexuality. Personally I think it's getting better but still has a bit to go. Many stereotypes that are still displayed in the media today are for example, Gay guys are apparently all very promiscuous, and many have solvent abuse issues and have trouble staying in a committed relationship. Another misconception is that gay guys are very effeminate however in the UK and possibly some other countries this is changing for example in Skins series 1 & 2
there was the gay character Maxxie Oliver played by the absolutely gorgeous Mitch Hewer he barely followed any stereotypes at all he was just one of the lads, another example of this is an Emerdale character Aaron Livesy played by Danny Miller he is not at all effeminate and he is a mechanic.
While doing a little research into this topic I came across a music video by Perez Hilton called the clap, while I did see the funny side to this video I also thought that it was exactly the kind of media attention that makes homosexuals look bad, I will embed this video at the bottom of this post.
What is it that causes bad representation, I believe that in many cases alot of the actors andscript writer's have no familiarity with gay people, they don't know any so they just make the character act according to the stereotype that other media programs have shown, obviously there are other reasons an I would love to hear your views so please comment or email: GYD@live.co.uk
Another thing I came accross was an interview with Darren Hayes from Savage Garden on his views about homosexuality in the media.
And here is the Perez Hilton video I mentioned
How do you guys think the media is representing homosexuality. Personally I think it's getting better but still has a bit to go. Many stereotypes that are still displayed in the media today are for example, Gay guys are apparently all very promiscuous, and many have solvent abuse issues and have trouble staying in a committed relationship. Another misconception is that gay guys are very effeminate however in the UK and possibly some other countries this is changing for example in Skins series 1 & 2
there was the gay character Maxxie Oliver played by the absolutely gorgeous Mitch Hewer he barely followed any stereotypes at all he was just one of the lads, another example of this is an Emerdale character Aaron Livesy played by Danny Miller he is not at all effeminate and he is a mechanic.While doing a little research into this topic I came across a music video by Perez Hilton called the clap, while I did see the funny side to this video I also thought that it was exactly the kind of media attention that makes homosexuals look bad, I will embed this video at the bottom of this post.
What is it that causes bad representation, I believe that in many cases alot of the actors andscript writer's have no familiarity with gay people, they don't know any so they just make the character act according to the stereotype that other media programs have shown, obviously there are other reasons an I would love to hear your views so please comment or email: GYD@live.co.uk
Another thing I came accross was an interview with Darren Hayes from Savage Garden on his views about homosexuality in the media.
And here is the Perez Hilton video I mentioned
Monday 29 November 2010
Tolerance
In the UK there is a massive tolerance for gay people, however there are a few people who are intolerant and in some countries there are very low levels of tolerance.
When I was at college and I came out to my friends there was one friend in particular who wasn't very happy, he tried to be tolerant but couldn't help himself come out with homophobic comments and just generally acting weird around me. When I asked him what made him feel so uncomfortable towards gay people, he responded by saying it was the way he was brought up.
I really believe that it is the way he was brought up, his attitude towards gay people was just the same attitude he seen from his parents when he was growing up, however I have spoken to him recently and his attitude has changed, I was actually scared because to me he seemed to be a completely different person.
So what do you think causes intolerance and what are your experiences please let me know.
Please comment or email GYD@live.co.uk
When I was at college and I came out to my friends there was one friend in particular who wasn't very happy, he tried to be tolerant but couldn't help himself come out with homophobic comments and just generally acting weird around me. When I asked him what made him feel so uncomfortable towards gay people, he responded by saying it was the way he was brought up.
I really believe that it is the way he was brought up, his attitude towards gay people was just the same attitude he seen from his parents when he was growing up, however I have spoken to him recently and his attitude has changed, I was actually scared because to me he seemed to be a completely different person.
So what do you think causes intolerance and what are your experiences please let me know.
Please comment or email GYD@live.co.uk
Sunday 28 November 2010
Home
What an adventure, the pub that I work in is usually a 5 minute drive away from home for me but on Friday I left work and an hour later I was still nowhere near home because of the snow. I ended up giving up and going to see a relative who lives near to my work, so I stayed with them on Friday night and intended to go home on Saturday but when I got into the car the was no way I could get it to move, so I left the car there and walked down to my work after going shopping for clean clothes for work, after work I went back to my relatives and stayed there again. Today I was sitting in the house with a cup of coffee staring at my car trying to figure out the bast way to get it out of the snow, I went and defrosted it then climbed in and started trying to slowly move but it just kept getting stuck, I lost my temper and slammed my foot down on the accelerator, after a bit of a struggle my car managed to power its way through (Which I wouldn't recommend doing because it can really damage the clutch and also so easily spin out of control and be very dangerous, i'm just very bad)
I can't believe how good it is to be home sitting in clothes that aren't for work and to be using the computer (oh how I have missed this).
Only one problem, i'm working again tonight and I really will cry if I cant get home again......
while I am at work I will try to figure out my next topic to discuss as I really haven't given it much thought the last couple of days, if you have any idea's of what you would like me to speak about please email me at GYD@live.co.uk
I can't believe how good it is to be home sitting in clothes that aren't for work and to be using the computer (oh how I have missed this).
Only one problem, i'm working again tonight and I really will cry if I cant get home again......
while I am at work I will try to figure out my next topic to discuss as I really haven't given it much thought the last couple of days, if you have any idea's of what you would like me to speak about please email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Sorry
Due to the sudden snow fall I have been unable to get home so I'm sorry there have been no posts recently but without my computer all the Internet access I have is on my phone and it's not easy writing a post on this so I promise I will post again as soon as I am able to get home
Thursday 25 November 2010
Stereotypes
There are many stereotypes surrounding the gay community for example, we like to dance or the sort of music we listen to.
In a few cases there are gay people who do fit the stereotype but there are also gay people who don't fit the stereotype. Why is it that everyone seems to think that if you are gay then you have to be the stereotype? and what is it that makes so many gay people actually fit certain aspects of the stereotype?
First of all I don't actually believe that being gay makes you like these things, being gay only makes you like members of the same sex, everything else, your personality and so on is just you.
However you may be influenced by other homosexuals that you know such as friends and family or homosexuals in the media most of whom do fit the stereotype.
Please let me know your thoughts on this subject either by commenting or emailing me at GYD@live.co.uk or comment on facebook.
In a few cases there are gay people who do fit the stereotype but there are also gay people who don't fit the stereotype. Why is it that everyone seems to think that if you are gay then you have to be the stereotype? and what is it that makes so many gay people actually fit certain aspects of the stereotype?
First of all I don't actually believe that being gay makes you like these things, being gay only makes you like members of the same sex, everything else, your personality and so on is just you.
However you may be influenced by other homosexuals that you know such as friends and family or homosexuals in the media most of whom do fit the stereotype.
Please let me know your thoughts on this subject either by commenting or emailing me at GYD@live.co.uk or comment on facebook.
Monday 22 November 2010
Self Acceptance
In many cases the hardest part of coming out is admitting it to yourself, I went through a prolonged state of denial trying desperately to convince myself it was just a phase and that I wasn't gay. My self acceptance came from the weirdest place ever.
When I was going through denial I used to go and stay in a hotel in Inverness about an hours drive away from where I live, the reason I done this was basically just to escape my life for a day, I would go shopping or go to the cinema, go out for dinner and then just relax in my hotel room and completely forget everything that was worrying me I would just do what I wanted and be who I wanted to be.
One night in my hotel room I was sitting surfing youtube video's, I started watching video's of "Gay Interest" many of the people I watched I hsve now subscribed to but thst night one video in particular stood out for me.
This video was called "Cure for Homosexuality" and it was upleoaded by "Theophi1us", basically this video ask's if you could cure homosexuality, if you could make yourself heterosexual, would you?
When watching this video I suddenly realised that being gay has made me the person I am my personality would almost definately be different if I was heterosexual. I realised I like who I am so if I had a choice to change my sexuality, I wouldn't.
Here is the video I am talking about:
Unfortunately he doesn't make video's anymore but have a look on youtube there are many more good video's. Another one of my favourites is Robmuch look him up
As normal, if you would like to get in touch with me you can email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
When I was going through denial I used to go and stay in a hotel in Inverness about an hours drive away from where I live, the reason I done this was basically just to escape my life for a day, I would go shopping or go to the cinema, go out for dinner and then just relax in my hotel room and completely forget everything that was worrying me I would just do what I wanted and be who I wanted to be.
One night in my hotel room I was sitting surfing youtube video's, I started watching video's of "Gay Interest" many of the people I watched I hsve now subscribed to but thst night one video in particular stood out for me.
This video was called "Cure for Homosexuality" and it was upleoaded by "Theophi1us", basically this video ask's if you could cure homosexuality, if you could make yourself heterosexual, would you?
When watching this video I suddenly realised that being gay has made me the person I am my personality would almost definately be different if I was heterosexual. I realised I like who I am so if I had a choice to change my sexuality, I wouldn't.
Here is the video I am talking about:
Unfortunately he doesn't make video's anymore but have a look on youtube there are many more good video's. Another one of my favourites is Robmuch look him up
As normal, if you would like to get in touch with me you can email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thank You
Sunday 21 November 2010
About Me
I have noticed that when I started this blog I never introduced myself and I thought you might want to know a bit about the author of the blog, so here we go with some facts about me:
My name is Kyle
I am 21 years old
I work as a bar supervisor.
I really enjoy listening to loud music through the loudspeaker system when i'm in the pub alone, I think music has to be loud to really enjoy it.
My favourite music artist at the moment is Joe McElderry, I absolutely adore him haha
I come from a small town in the north east of Scotland
If i'm not working you can find me either driving my VW Golf or at home watching TV and surfing the internet.
I am ashamed to admit I am obsessed with vampire related TV and films like Twilight, The Vampire Diaries and I also own all the Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel DVD's.
If you want to know anymore just ask :D
If you want to get in touch with me you can email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Please also let me know if there is anything you would like to see mentioned on here aswell.
Thank You
My name is Kyle
I am 21 years old
I work as a bar supervisor.
I really enjoy listening to loud music through the loudspeaker system when i'm in the pub alone, I think music has to be loud to really enjoy it.
My favourite music artist at the moment is Joe McElderry, I absolutely adore him haha
I come from a small town in the north east of Scotland
If i'm not working you can find me either driving my VW Golf or at home watching TV and surfing the internet.
I am ashamed to admit I am obsessed with vampire related TV and films like Twilight, The Vampire Diaries and I also own all the Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel DVD's.
If you want to know anymore just ask :D
If you want to get in touch with me you can email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Please also let me know if there is anything you would like to see mentioned on here aswell.
Thank You
Saturday 20 November 2010
Education
Children in school are very impressionable so should homosexuality be taught in schools. There are many people out there who are prejudiced towards homosexuals but why?
I think the reason is because they don't know anything about it, they don't understand it, and they fear what they don't know.
If people were taught about it in schools it would no longer be unknown so hopefully it would significantly reduce the amount of people homophobic people.
Please tell me your thoughts
either comment or email me at GYD@live.co.uk
I think the reason is because they don't know anything about it, they don't understand it, and they fear what they don't know.
If people were taught about it in schools it would no longer be unknown so hopefully it would significantly reduce the amount of people homophobic people.
Please tell me your thoughts
either comment or email me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thursday 18 November 2010
Gay Men and Blood Donation
At the moment sexually active gay men are not allowed to give blood, the national blood service say this is due to the increased risk of HIV, however they also test ALL blood donations for HIV so why cant gay men give blood if it is going to be tested anyway.
This is due to the fact that there tests may not show the virus in the early stages but heterosexual's can also have the virus.
If you would like to know more about this subject then please visit the national blood service website.
Please comment or email me your views at GYD@live.co.uk
This is due to the fact that there tests may not show the virus in the early stages but heterosexual's can also have the virus.
If you would like to know more about this subject then please visit the national blood service website.
Please comment or email me your views at GYD@live.co.uk
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Gay Youth In America
I have noticed there are a few Americans reading this blog so I thought I would write a post about gay youth in the united states.
I am from the UK, people in this country are very open minded and accepting of gay people, however as a gay teenager I went through denial, depression and anxiety. In the USA unfortunately not so many people are as open minded so imagine going through the internal pain while also having to deal with physical & verbal harassment at the same time.
This is something that Justin Aaberg (Age 15), Raymond Chase (Age 19), Tyler Clementi (Age 18), Asher Brown (Age 13), Billy Lucas (Age 15) & Seth Walsh (Age 13) know to well.
Unfortunately all these boys committed suicide because of this bullying, this is something that has to be stopped, Dan Savage has started the "It gets better project" to tell young LGBT youth like these guys that if they can get through it life will get better it won't always be as bad as it is at the moment.
Unfortunately suicide is a massive cause of death in the united states and gay youth are far more likely to attempt suicide.
If you are feeling alone and need someone to talk to then there are helplines all over the world to help, for example the Trevor Project in the USA.
I believe getting through this will make you a stronger and more confident person.
Please don't let the bully's get to you, be who you are, not who they want you to be.
If you need Someone to Talk to call the Trevor Project on 866488 - 7386 or visit www.thetrevorproject.org
Also please remember if you would like to speak to me then email me on GYD@live.co.uk or you can also email if there is any specific topic you want mentioned on this blog or leave a comment on any post
Thank you
I am from the UK, people in this country are very open minded and accepting of gay people, however as a gay teenager I went through denial, depression and anxiety. In the USA unfortunately not so many people are as open minded so imagine going through the internal pain while also having to deal with physical & verbal harassment at the same time.
This is something that Justin Aaberg (Age 15), Raymond Chase (Age 19), Tyler Clementi (Age 18), Asher Brown (Age 13), Billy Lucas (Age 15) & Seth Walsh (Age 13) know to well.
Unfortunately all these boys committed suicide because of this bullying, this is something that has to be stopped, Dan Savage has started the "It gets better project" to tell young LGBT youth like these guys that if they can get through it life will get better it won't always be as bad as it is at the moment.
Unfortunately suicide is a massive cause of death in the united states and gay youth are far more likely to attempt suicide.
If you are feeling alone and need someone to talk to then there are helplines all over the world to help, for example the Trevor Project in the USA.
I believe getting through this will make you a stronger and more confident person.
Please don't let the bully's get to you, be who you are, not who they want you to be.
If you need Someone to Talk to call the Trevor Project on 866488 - 7386 or visit www.thetrevorproject.org
Also please remember if you would like to speak to me then email me on GYD@live.co.uk or you can also email if there is any specific topic you want mentioned on this blog or leave a comment on any post
Thank you
Saturday 13 November 2010
A Wasted Youth
There are many people who say a gay youth is a wasted youth, I hate to say it but I have to agree, while I was growing up most people my age were all hanging about with friends, I was sitting alone not speaking to anyone.
I spent my youth alone and miserable wishing I was normal, only recently did I realise there is nothing wrong with me.
Please let me know what you think, either by commenting or e-mail me at GYD@live.co.uk
I spent my youth alone and miserable wishing I was normal, only recently did I realise there is nothing wrong with me.
Please let me know what you think, either by commenting or e-mail me at GYD@live.co.uk
Thursday 11 November 2010
Internet Troubles
My internet has been down all day so I have just come into my work on my day off to use the internet. While my internet has been down I have spent my day watching dvd's and going through files on my computer.
Prayers for Bobby which has to be the most upsetting film i have ever seen, for those of you who haven't seen it, it is a true story about a boy who's family wouldn't accept him for being gay, eventually he jumps off a bridge and kills himself then you see the story of the mother (Mary Griffith) coming to terms with it. It took his death for her to realise that there was nothing wrong with him and she eventually became a massive gay rights campaigner. I really recommend the the film to anyone it is really sad but its a good film.
When I went through files on my computer I found photo's of my first and only ever boyfriend, I thought all feelings for him were gone but when I seen the photo's all my feelings came back again.
Please remember if you want to see anything in particular on here or if you want to write a post to be put on, or even if you just want to talk then email me at: GYD@hotmail.co.uk
Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby which has to be the most upsetting film i have ever seen, for those of you who haven't seen it, it is a true story about a boy who's family wouldn't accept him for being gay, eventually he jumps off a bridge and kills himself then you see the story of the mother (Mary Griffith) coming to terms with it. It took his death for her to realise that there was nothing wrong with him and she eventually became a massive gay rights campaigner. I really recommend the the film to anyone it is really sad but its a good film.
When I went through files on my computer I found photo's of my first and only ever boyfriend, I thought all feelings for him were gone but when I seen the photo's all my feelings came back again.
Please remember if you want to see anything in particular on here or if you want to write a post to be put on, or even if you just want to talk then email me at: GYD@hotmail.co.uk
Prayers for Bobby
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