{"id":4904,"date":"2023-12-22T05:47:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=4904"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T01:58:02","slug":"poem-a-queer-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/22\/poem-a-queer-world\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: A Queer World"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem is about the queer reality that if there were not homophobia, I would not have been born, as my Dad is gay. Only the rejection of his sexual orientation and the societal “need” to enter a “heterosexual” marriage made my existence possible. I joke that I am the incarnation of homophobia; the joke, of course, is on bigots, as I recognize gay equality and advocate for gay equity. Thank God for poetic justice! Thank God for a queer world!<\/p>\n

A Queer World<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is a queer world
\nAs it turns out
\nMy Dad is gay
\nBorne in an era
\nOf homophobia
\nOf heterosexual sin
\nNear bastards
\nYet hear
\nI am
\nSired by a gay man
\nMarred by disguise a queer
\nAs it turns out
\nI am
\nHomophobia incarnate
\nMade possible by the queerest hate
\nTelling it straight
\nA son shining on
\nGay equality
\nAnd in valuable equity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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