Week 11: The ripples in the lake create the waves

As I searched for a blog I felt was at the forefronts of a movement I felt that it was hard to find something to really connect to. That wasn't overtly trying to be vulgar for clicks but wasn't just a news article with no personality. I came across two blogs that felt as though they were trying to spread awareness in a way that felt needed and I was drawn to them. The first one was a blog called My fabulous disease run by a man named Mark S. King.

https://marksking.com

He uses this blog to detail his life as someone who is HIV positive and a recovering drug addict. He talks on a variety of topics but the article that drew me in the most was when he urged people to stop comparing the HIV/AIDS pandemic to coronavirus. He talks of the knowledge and precautions that are being taken. How the government immediately intervened when during the AIDS pandemic was happening no one in power bothered to even acknowledge the existence of the thousands who were dying. That was a powerful post that urged people to check how they saw the current situation of our society. He is influencing how people still have a prejudice against people with HIV/AIDS.

The other blog I found to be exciting to read was a blog called Raising My Rainbow by Lori Duron.

https://raisingmyrainbow.com

It's a blog that chronicles her adventures in raising a gender creative son. This blog feels like activism in a small way. It's not about changing bills on capital hill. It's just about providing a place for people to learn more about what it's like to be gender non comforting. And its also a place for other parents who also have children who are questioning their gender identity to see a positive way to let their child explore gender.

My personal favorite post was from CJ himself talking about gender has a social construct. He said he prefers to go by male pronouns but his gender expression is female, meaning he dresses and looks more feminine. In the article he says "To me, gender is over. Gender is so last year." This made me smile. It's not about starting a twitter revolution over everything. Although social media is a great tool to use some activism comes from the clothes you put on in the morning or the selfie you post. It's about all the ripples in the lake that create the waves.