We are one but we're not the same...

[heidi]

As a friend reminded me, yesterday was three years to the day since Albus Dumbledore came out of the closet, via J.K. Rowling's reading/talk in NYC. And of course, today is Spirit Day, where we're wearing purple in memory of the 6 gay boys who committed suicide, and speaking out against bullying, especially anti-gay bullying.

I know a lot of you were at Lumos, where Emerson of Mugglenet and a friend crashed the slash panel and were really rude about slash, and also remember the first two thirds of the decade, when Mugglenet refused to host slash fics (although they did start before the Dumbledore announcement, fwiw).

So I wanted to point to the site today, which is purple, and especially Andrew Sims' post. Years pass, people grow up, things change - but not quickly enough for the kids that are lost, and who were never told "It gets better." If you haven't gone to Mugglenet in years, take a moment to pop over there today, and read Andrew's post.

Comments

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

And, vaguely, the colour of your icon?

[hedwig-snowy.livejournal.com]

Somewhat. Hadn't noticed before.

Safe travels.