Yesterday
Co-Worker: Did you hear about that politician that got married?
Me: No… Who?
Co-Worker: Y’know, the one that “married” their life partner.
Me: No, but good for them.
Co-Worker: What?!
Me: It’s sweet. Hopefully they do well.
Co-Worker: No, it’s NOT sweet.
Me: …They deserve love too.
Co-Worker: No, they don’t.
Today
Co-Worker: Got any big plans for this weekend?
Me: Nah. Well… We were thinking of going to The Park, but we’ll see if we do it or not.
Co-Worker: Oh. I think that I’ve hea… Wait. Is that the one that…
Me: That what?
Co-Worker: Is that the one that’s known to be the gay club?
Me: Yeah.
Co-Worker: -stares-
Now, we don’t have plans of going to The Park. Yes, I lied. I lied for a good reason, though.
He pissed me off, yesterday. Like, truly upset me on a deep, sad level. To the point where I both wanted to deck him and burst into tears.
He’s a member of the “Church Group” that meets every week in one of the offices in the building. He is also one of the most negative, awful, gossipy people I have had the misfortune of having had to work with.
I was appalled at his ignorance. His intolerance. His self-importance. Especially, the fact that he’s a walking contradiction - preaching such religiousness, so full of “God loves everyone” and then to say “…but homosexuals.”
To say, so disgustedly, that people who are gay don’t deserve love — how stupid. To be so blind in this day and age - so closed-minded and outrageously intolerant, is completely beyond me. I recognize the necessity to accept people for their own opinions however, I am still appalled.
So, yes, I lied — I did it on purpose. Just to make him a little on edge around me. To make him - as I was successful in doing - feel uncomfortable.
…It’s the little things.
