Alexander J.

Joel Diaz, your opinion on Huffpost got me thinking a little, well a lot, about oppression, and queerness­­–oh, I apologize, I mean “equality.” Not as much as the shock you felt when you almost had your night ruined and your pizza taken away by a “bigoted” “oppressor,” but I too was shocked. Well, okay, at first I was shocked at myself for not taking your message to the world seriously. But then I realized, why should I take you seriously? Contrary to your post, a story like this doesn’t in fact give the ‘hope and courage’ my friends and I need. Just because you and I don’t sleep with girls, doesn’t mean we’re friends–see, quite honestly, I am not your friend, Joel Diaz. I am your queer enemy. I think that you would think that in some ways I am as bad if not worse than that guy who called you out on your “gay shit.” In fact, I think that you would think that I stand in your way for annoyingly criticizing your every move toward equality when all you want is love…love is all you want.  Well, is it love that all you want or is it something more? If it’s just love and desire, why does Llyod Blankfein speak on behalf of the organization you’re involved with? Just curious… 

But after reading your opinion in Huffpost, I see that even you (Mr. I “co-chaired the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Columbus’) ...