Some Glimmers of Hope.

I am very passionate about a lot of things, I have a strong tie to social justice and the rights of human beings, and while I didn't chose human rights as my career path, it consumes my extra curricular time as I spend it contemplating different things, writing long winded letters, and supporting those organizations who do such amazing work. As of late, I have been focusing a lot on mental health as it's a theme that I will be working closely on this coming year, but there are few things I am more passionate about than LGBT rights and freedoms.

I have a very strong connection to the LGBT community, they are my family, my friends, and some of the people I care most about. If you have read my blog previously, you will know my connection to LGBT rights runs deep, and if I could only pick one human rights area to put all of my energy into, it would be that one.

As I have been spending so much time working on the idea of mental health, it is in those times, when I am down and out, listening to music about suicide and depression, reading stats on how many people go undiagnosed for the variety of illnesses that are out there (not at the same time, as that would be too overwhelming), I seem to come across glimmers of hope for the LGBT community, which only bring a smile to my face (and maybe a couple of tears to my eyes). I thought that I would take a moment to share a few of those things with you.

I hope these glimmers of hope reflect the way the world is moving. One day, I hope not to fight for LGBT rights and freedoms, and that they will just exist as normal working parts in our society as a whole. I hope you feel this way too.

On a side note, it is World AIDS day today. I hope you went to Starbucks, bought some MAC Viva Glam lipstick, or did something else wonderful for the World AIDS Foundation. I know I did!

Blog, and be happy.

Kyleigh.