Recently I was subjected to some verbal abuse on twitter. It stung a little, but I’m a pretty secure person and random trolls don’t really get to me with personal attacks. However, I was pissed, and I believe that people should be held accountable for their actions, so I reported him to twitter and asked my followers to do the same. The outpouring of support I received in less than a day (at the time of writing, that tweet is 15 hours old) was incredibly heartening. It built me up far more than that small, cruel person could ever tear me down. And it made me hopeful. Yes the original exchange shows there are still ignorant and mean people in the world, the support I received shows how far we’ve come. I was attacked in a homophobic way and received kind words and support from a huge diversity of people. That’s amazing. The fact that I as a Gay person can surround myself with supportive people, including supportive straight people, is an incredible testament to the progress we’ve made. Not that long ago such a thing would be completely unthinkable. This is not to say that homophobia is not alive and well in the world, it certainly is; but that I can find such a broad network of support is incredible. Thank you for being good people.
One final thought: I received not a single tweet defending what was said to me and the person who said it. Not one.
UPDATE: Trump troll posted meme against Bernie and Hillary. Or Bernie troll against Hillary. I don’t know. Blocked. Seemed like general spam so sticking with saying there were no defensive tweets.
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