"Leader" ... that scares me. All too often I'm afraid of leading anything, but everyone around me says I'm such a good leader. Alyssa was like "you belong on the front lines," in reference to my work and advocation for the GLBT community. I told her I'd prefer to be right behind the front lines ... or maybe even a medic - an essential component of the master plan, but not in harm's way. "Petrified" calls my work "activism" and he's right, but I am SO scared of that word that I would rather not call what I do "activism." I guess it implies that I'm putting myself out in the world for the sake of the GLBT community; at the same time, I'm putting myself out there for all to look at - tear apart, scorn, scrutinize, criticize. There's a certain admiration in that too ... I can't just comment on my fears of activism. I love the RECOGNITION that comes with implementing desired and necessary change.
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