NO H8

It was overcast when I awakened this morning, both over the city of West Hollywood and in my head.

When I have been at my lowest, people seem to rally around me, embrace me and lift me up. But it is always at the most successful moments in my career that I seem to get the most attacked. It shouldn't matter to me, but it does. I want everyone to love me just like anyone else. It's a sick part of our humanity, that we give any power at all over to another's opinion and judgment. In truth, if we are most attacked at our most successful, then I suppose we should welcome all attackers with open arms. Usually I'm really good about realizing this, but this morning for some reason it seemed difficult to focus.

Then I turned on CSPAN and saw The Gay Rights Rally and was mesmerized. My problems and the dark cloud that was hanging over me dissipated in the dawning realization of my own pettiness. There are more important things to be focusing on in the world.

And just then the sun came out. A beautiful moment.

I so wish I was in Washington today marching with my friends. I am with you all in spirit and am watching, screaming at the TV set that we must demand equality for all.

In America, in West Hollywood, in our own backyards, in the mirror every day, may we all rise above the pettiness and the nastiness to stop the spread of negativity and hatred, to love each other and forgive a little more than yesterday.

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