nice person: its really sad that MARKS whole world is still caught up in the insanity of Homosexualtiy. Satan has a way of taking the best and perverting it. Please urge Mark to come back to Christ.


To "nice person" on my tag board,

I'm not sure why you think my life is wrapped up in the "insanity of homosexuality." My life's problems and so called insanity has nothing to do with my sexual orientation. It was not a choice I made. I didn't wake up one day and and decided that I liked penis better. You don't know all of the sleepless nights I prayed to God to be different. I knew that closed minded people like you wouldn't understand my plight. How can you come to the conclusion that I've strayed away from Christ? Who are you to judge me? I've been active in my church youth ministry since 1996. I PROUDLY take part of the core team for church Confirmation program and I've been there since 1998. I attend mass weekly and have been singing in the choir since 1996. I have NO problem with God and His plan for me. I love my Savior and I really do owe him my life. I am very fortunate to have a loving family, a great set of friends...straight and gay, and I consider myself very fortunate to be who I am. It only proves that I can perservere through more. After all, not only do I have to work through the discrimination of being Filipino, I have to work with people's ignorance with homosexuality.

What makes me different from you? So far the only difference that I notice is that I'm much more open minded. Now I don't need you to validate me. I KNOW that I'm one of the best out there. Just because I'm gay doesn't make me perverted. I have morals too. I have valid thoughts, hopes, dreams, and opinions. I bleed too. I long for love too. I have short and long term goals too. You think your life is hard? Walk a half mile in my shoes and maybe you'd understand. You don't understand how much it sucks that I cannot get married. You don't understand that I'm not "entitled" to rights that all straight people are given. If you ask me, this is modern day oppression.

If my friends and family start to read what you wrote...I can think of at least 100 people that can shoot you down faster than a terrorist jet. If that's yor real email address, you might regret putting it down. Realistically, I don't need them to back me up. I can stand and affirm my faith. I can stand for my rights. Though I respect you and your opinion, I don't appreciate you placing your ignorant labels on me and gay & lesbian people altogether. Don't tell me that I strayed from Christ. Maybe you're a bit further than you thought. If you feel far from God, guess who moved. It certainly wasn't Him.

I am a strong, religious, confident, loving, faithful, compassionate, intelligent, FILIPINO man. I have a strong foundation in my parents, my family, my friends, and especially my religion. If you have a problem with me, then that's not my problem to fix. If you don't like my shit, don't smell it homie. Thanks for the message. It only strengthened my sense of self. Look, we both don't like satan...so why are you trippin me up?

CHECK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF.

-Mark