statement

I am neither a pro nor anti gay relationships. This performance preparation builds up from my own experience living in a homophobic circle. In a way, the phobia had naturally formed within me without me realizing it. It faded and disappears when I took the trouble to open my eyes, mind and heart to move a step closer to the community, that I had been despising. They are normal people, just like myself. They are no lower or lesser than anybody.
The comfort and warmth I receive from my gay friends was shaken on the day I watched a movie that was based on a true story of a gay woman who was raped and killed. I was emotionally affected. Seeing the rest of the audience laughing and mocking at the victim in the movie, makes me even more badly affected.

In here, I would like to portray the unexplainable motives of cruel acts by senseless people who are bias, sexist, homophobia, you name it.. Performance will be zoomed in to my reflections and hope to provoke the thoughts of viewers about true stories of innocent gay women who are brutally killed because of their sexual orientation. Fannyann Eddy, a lesbian activist, Sakia Gunn, an ordinary American youth and Teena Brandon, an insignificant masculine woman. These are women who led their lives just like any of us.

On general, society looks upon homosexuals as “strange”. And some felt gay people suffer from mental/ emotional/ sexual disorder, bad childhood, traumatic relationship experiences with the opposite sex and the worst- a Disease! From my viewpoint, those could be the contributing factors, but of course there are also those who are born with such sentiments.

“A unique preference that is beyond explanation. It is as simple as- It’s either you are or you are not. And it is definitely not a form of disease or mental disorder, because if it is, then all gay people will be unemployed. Simply calls up and say,” I’m still queer, not reporting to work today.”

Personally I look upon a same-sex relationship similar to a straight relationship. The only difference is the gender preference. At the end of the day, it is still about loving another human being.