Proud, Father's Day and my father celebrate
Proud, Father's Day and my father celebrate
This weekend the Father's Day is just around the corner to yoga mats We talked about father figures and how different they are for everyone.
Father's Day can be a difficult time for many people and the day can sometimes be a strong memory of a person or relationship that they miss. Although it is great to celebrate the incredible fathers out there that day, we would like to recognize that role models and childhood heroes are not always the person we call dad. We want to celebrate all men in our lives; The father figures and mentors who shaped us.
Since June is also a pride month, it seemed appropriate to me to share and celebrate two of my personal role models, my father and his husband.
My father and his husband are my role models because they choose an authentic life, choose love, even if it is not easy and they continue to choose each other. And I don't mean that you have chosen your sexuality in any way, because whoever we are all authentic is of course not a decision that we make. No, I mean, in every relationship there are times when it is easier to go away than stay. There are times when you have to fight to do it right. And these two have shown me in the past 10 years that if you have something it is worth fighting, you are doing work and appears for each other. Even if they live in Denmark and not somewhere where they are persecuted because of their way of life and the love that they could be persuaded, I still cannot imagine that they always have to be those who are different from what everyone feels "normal" and I am sure that they have their righteous proportion of legal proceedings. But they stand together. They love each other as they do, I enjoy so much. In this way, these two simply inspire me by leading their exceptional life. While my story and largely the story of my father are proof of the progress and absolutely "normal life" of LGBTQ+people and pairs around the world, filled with food shopping, gardening and waking up, which they love every morning, it is important to remember that we still have a lot in front of us. proud not only consists of rainbows and parades, it is a protest and a memory that there are still people who are suppressed and ashamed because they are simple. I admire my father or fathers for something as simple as being together with the person they love, but in an ideal world it would not be admirable or extraordinary. At Yogamatters we have supported the charity organization "As we" since we have our proud socks in 2019 and they do incredible work in particular to support young people in the LGBTQ+community to strengthen and raise equality. We had the pleasure of joining our PRIDE strain for our photo shoot in 2019. Yogamatters donate £ 2 for each sold pair of socks to the LGBTQ+charity organization "Just Like Us". This post is a testimony for two of my role models, of whom I by chance one. But on this Father's Day, let us celebrate all the fathers, expectant fathers, father figures, childless fathers, stepfathers, dog fathers and men who simply inspired us. rainbow families and role models
I grew up in Denmark, which overall a tolerant and overall is an open -minded country and recognized in 1989 as the first registered civil partnerships for same -sex couples. Even if things are far from perfect, it never really hit me any real hatred or prejudices for the appearance of my family. Sure, it makes people a little stunned at first, but it is usually just amusing to see the confused look of someone who realizes that my "stepfather" is actually married to my father and not with my mother. And this is exactly where these two men become my role models. Because while I personally consider my life and family to be completely common, it is of course a little extraordinary and unusual or in any way different, it is not always easy. an ally of LGTBQ+people in your life
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