I Stood Up to Homophobic Bullies for a Month. Here’s What Happened

This took a turn even I wasn’t expecting

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

June is Pride month — a celebration of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and courage of the LGBT community. It also brings out the absolute worst in hateful people who get triggered by this very idea.

Traditionally, I tend to lay low and avoid jumping into heated discussions. I don’t like to make enemies, and I question the idea that any good could come out of it.

That all changed this month.

After seeing the hate and vitriol directed at the gay community, I decided I could not be a bystander any longer. I needed to get involved.

For the record, I am a white Jewish heterosexual male. I have been married to a woman for about 15 years and I have two kids. So from a quick perusal of any of my social media, it would appear I do not have a horse in this race.

That may be the case on the surface, but watching people getting attacked and bullied reminded me of the ruthless bullies I encountered as a child— those broken souls from abusive families who would band together to attack the one who didn’t fit in — ME.

It was clear to me what I had to do.