Bury Your Gays BY DALTON MOREAU
When I’m looking at the media I’m sick of this shit troping, Like ‘Bury Your Gays’, or all this ‘Queer Coding’. I’m sick of hearing only stories filled with tragedy, Because some straight cis man is disgusted by the look of me. I hate how gay men are always hairless and a model, To be kept in the background and are pretty much hollow. Or if he’s fat, hairy, or fem, He’s only comic relief, and he comes off quite dim. But who fucking cares? He’ll be dead by the end, Or he’s alone forever time and again. And what about the women who like women? Well if they dress boyish, then they’re a villain. That or they are corrupting your children, Stealing your daughters and turning them into hellions. Unless we see these women as conventionally attractive, Then they are ogled, to be thought of when you whack it. And what about my trans and fluid family? They never get into relationships or taken fucking seriously. The story is always about if they pass or if they don’t, Because that’s the story ‘most want’, even if we won’t. I hate it even more when it’s not clear, That these relatable characters are actually queer And those ones survive because straights don’t have to fear, Of knowing someone is different, because that makes them feel weird. This is not an awards show, it’s not an honour to be nominated, Because there’s a diverse myriad of shows that are straight-dominated. I understand that things used to be worse, That if we were there we were treated like a curse. “You’ll take it and you’ll like it” said to a man who was just hit, Who was originally written gay, but they took out that clip. I’ve lived unique stories that I wish I could share, That even straight people could learn from and care. Our experiences are interesting, beautiful, and wonderous, But how can we share them if you won’t fucking show us. I shouldn’t have to dig through lies and piss, To find an independent movie that barely gives a glimpse. We are at a point now where it’s not all bad, Where some of the stories don’t leave me so sad. But a token background character is no longer enough, Just so you can say that we were thought of. MM
DALTON MOREAU is a first-year sociology major. Find him on Instagram at @itzkindahazy
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