Thewhitesettler’s Weblog

This is a story about a friend of mine ( that’ll be Bob then) who decided not to hide his sexuality anymore. I did not know that he was in fact gay, it never really came up in conversation, Herself knew, or so she said, but it didn’t matter to me what Bob was, because Bob is my friend. So Bob came out, and told his family that he was a homosexual/gay. His family didn’t take the news too well, nor did some of his friends, but to me, Bob was still Bob, he was still my friend, and we had new names for each other, a bit of fun.
Now Bob moved in with another man ( I’m assuming that this other man is also gay, I don’t really know George, Oh and Bob & George are not their real names) and his family have shunned him for it, they don’t want to know him anymore, which is a shame, because Bob is still their son, Bob is still a brother to his sisters, but they won’t speak to him anymore, which is really hurting Bob, I could see it in his face, because he used to be very close to his sisters children, and loved taking them to the park, & baby-sitting for them, but he can no longer see them, and it is breaking his heart.
Last week, Bob told me that he had a communication from his sister, and she said that if he left the island, for good, the family would pay for him and George to go wherever he wanted, and she also added that if he took up this offer, she would maybe think about letting Bob see the kids again.
I don’t understand all this, why are they doing this? What century are these people living in? What crime has Bob committed? It is unbelievable, in my opinion, that anyone could do that in this day and age. I thought all that homophobia stuff was in the past, but I was wrong again.
I did think to myself ” What would I do if my son declared that he was Gay?” I wouldn’t do anything, because he is still my son, still my Boy, and I’d still love him the exact same way as I do now. Am I wrong? If someone close to you declares that for example, they wanted a sex-change operation, would you help them, be there for them, discuss the situation with them, or banish them for ever? I know what I would do. Cheers….
PS Good Luck Bob with whatever you decide to do…