So, I took this phone call a few days ago from this lady who called herself “Somewhat of an expert in legal studies and the law.” Then proceeded to criticize me because I wasn’t doing enough for the “cisgender” people of America, and I should be ashamed because she thought I was singling out her beloved community and only helped the LGBTQ community members with legal assistance and advocate services.
After her rant about my performance I reached for the fake microphone she pretended to hold to her face and I said real passionately, Yes, I serve the LGBTQ community members because we are the communities getting discriminated against and singled out more so than any other community in this country and I do in fact help the cisgender community with their legal issues pertaining to discrimination laws and help them out of predominantly crisis situations that they suffer from but I only Give help if they seek my help. I’ve never found it necessary to single out a person or a select community because that goes against what I stand for and believe in. Discrimination is wrong no matter what they say or do it’s never right and it’s always the same discrimination they’ve been giving to people they don’t understand and are afraid of because they are different.
Quite astounding to me she told me she was a lesbian man-hater and that all men want is what they can manipulate from them and never give the woman in their life any respect or show gratitude for the things we do for them. She is 98% right and never lets the other 2% be her fault and is not willing to take any of the blame for her arguing and wrongs to him in their relationship but yet she praises the cisgender woman like she was cisgender herself while putting down the rest of the LGBTQ community, sounds to me like she’s got the issues that need to be addressed so I totally misgendered her on accident calling her sir and then apologized for that only to do it again but this time she hung up on me.
She couldn’t seem to get over herself long enough to learn about other cultures, people, and beliefs. So she suffers from phobias that she produced herself causing her anger towards me but really she harbored a lot of emotional resentment towards anyone she didn’t agree with. So, I hung up the phone and journaled this short piece of work to reflect on her whenever I want to resent someone, or their positiveness in the times I’m feeling down and self-loathsome, and that helps me stay focused on what makes me feel good about myself and what I’m doing for people of all diverse cultures and backgrounds, that’s what makes me smile and feel like I accomplished something greater than I thought I ever could. It teaches us respect for others and patience when learning from them about their life and that makes all the difference when dealing with diverse types of people and personalities.
Brandie Rose DeVore
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