Enough is Enough

I was going to regale you with the tale of me and the unfortunate incident of the hanging baskets and why I'm daily expecting a call from The Royal Society for the Protection of Violas... but it didn't seem appropriate this week. In a week where at least five (probably more) young lives were taken simply because they were (or were thought to be) GLBT.

It's incredible that here, now, in the 21st century, people are still so ignorant, so bigoted, so hateful, so despicable, so unworthy of the label "human being" that they bully, harass and ridicule other people to such an extent, to this level of despair, that they drive them to take their own lives.

And to all those hate-filled bigots who use (what they call Christian) religion to justify their bigotry - sit down and STFU. What would Jesus do?? He kick your bloody arses, that's what he'd do. You might want to re-acquaint yourselves with the bits about Pharisees, and folk who make a big show of praying, and check out the kind of folk he hung around with. Oh and have a re-read of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 25 verses 34 to 40.

If any of our readers are in this situation, where you're being bullied, harassed, feeling despair - there is help. Check out some of these links.

The Trevor Project

It Gets Better

Ellen Show - I Can't Be Silent

Celebrities speak out Larry King Show

For schools, parents, allies who want to help - Safe Space Kit

And if you're British rather than American. Queer Youth Network and Anti-Bullying Network.

I don't have any links for resources for other countries but if any of you out there do know of some and would like me to list them tomorrow - drop me a line.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 1 of Because I Want You by Hayley (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of Faith the Vampire Slayer by Swingline299 (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 26 of The War Is Over...But the Fight Has Just Begun by eagle11 (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of The Adventures of BarChick_85 by InmyDreamsFluffy (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• To Make You Smile by cherokee62 (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Where there's Smoke by cherokee62 (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of Unexpected Discoveries by wild_angel82 (C M Femslash).
  
  Criminal Minds/X-Men Crossover
  
• Game of Love by Alsike (C M Femslash).
  
  CSI:Miami
  
• Chapter 12C of Decisions by sinjenkai (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• The End Is Where We Start From by atraphoenix (D W femslash).
  
  
• An Absence of Trees by glinda_penguin (D W femslash).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Parts 11 & 12 of Dancing by author18 (Alex_Liv_Lovers).
  
  NCIS
  
• Chapter 15 of Indelible by quick_as_zoe (NCIS Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 16 of Indelible by quick_as_zoe (NCIS Femslash).
  
  
• A Request (Please Don’t Wear Black) by ashley_pitt (NCIS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 8 of Bless You by Lois Kay (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Chapter 13C of Blood Lust by sinjenkai (Saffic).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 4b (conclusion) of Uprising by kd_williamson (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 2 of Mending the Broken by insanityonline1 (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 3 of Mending the Broken by insanityonline1 (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Color by cardiogod (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 1 of Still by anxious geek (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Cicatrices by babydykecate (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Babes in Toyland by rightonrighton (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of You're My First, My Last, My Everything by Sapphire Smoke (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Blood by exquisitliltart (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 4 of After School Special by jaigagne (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 5 of After School Special by jaigagne (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Chapter 17 of Getting There by killcommonsense (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 3a of Before And After: On The Run by ggdogsdottir (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Pulled Pork & Wavy Lays by exquisitliltart (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of The Rizzoli & Isles Chronicles by hel_foxy69 (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of Jane Rizzoli: Porn Star by Sapphire Smoke (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• The Girl from Another Planet by hawkbehere (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Jane Gets a Shovel, and a Clue by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Parts 5 & 6 of The Lucky Ones by rocksteady08 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad by sunsetwriter (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Just What The Doctor Ordered by The Raven (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Seven Minutes by cj2017 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Voyager
  
• In The Sun by sash__sweetie (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of Hymn to the Sea by Terrorfex (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Hymn to the Sea by Terrorfex (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Hymn to the Sea by Terrorfex (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Hymn to the Sea by Terrorfex (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 5 of Hymn to the Sea by Terrorfex (Trek Femmeslash).
  
  X-Men
  
• Between Then and Now by Ryzlin (X Femslash).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Do You Remember by The Guardian (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 3 of A Queen for All Seasons by Melissa Good (Her website).