Video Blog on everything that has transpired since today
Hey everyone, today I am going to do two video blogs, possibly three. This first video simply talks about the whole Orlando shooting and my fears of attending gay pride this weekend and having to decide what to do based on how I am feeling and my guy instincts at the time. I realize that we need to be strong as a community but at the same time, it still scares me because it shook me up, it opened my mind and eyes to what is really going on in the world and has me still feeling very sadden and angry about this whole thing. This year would be my third year going to the Columbus, OH gay pride event in support of our community and having fun celebrating and being around like minded people. I normally have my hotel ready and plans ahead of time, but this year I lagged and got behind and had other priorities, nonetheless, I had still originally planned on attending up until this mass shooting and then I became very paranoid and worried. With this all being said, I am not attending today, but tomorrow I am thinking about attending and at the very least getting there early enough to watch the parade and be able to take some pictures possibly. I don’t want to regret either decision so today & tonight I will be thinking about it and rethinking about it and making sure I am comfortable with it. Of course, I have discussed this with my family members and they don’t think I should go for the sole purpose they are scared for me and just want me to be safe, but at the same time I feel like I have an obligation to go and stand by people such like myself and be there to say “this is us and we aren’t going to change who we are to please anyone”. I guess, we all have our fears and we all have had situations where it made us question our bravery and/or courage at some point. I know the difference between making a dumb decision and making a decision based on what you believe, hopefully by tomorrow morning I will have made my decision as to whether I am attending the event. I don’t know if anyone else is having the same issues as I am about attending this event or other gay pride events, but I would love to hear from you if so, because I think talking about it helps and helps us to see all points. I hope all of you will appreciate this video; thank you for watching.
Your fitness blogger,
Shay-lon xoxo
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