"Emo" and gay kids targeted, killed in Iraq (warning graphic content).

[Fearless]

16. The world would never have changed its mind if it weren't for brave people

Who stood up and said something, did something. The fact is that I don't know a single person that is gay or Black or a woman or any other minority or oppressed group in this world that would rather accept enslavement, debasement, torture, and yes death on bended knee rather than taking whatever flack may come from standing tall and defending themselves.

That is the bottom line for me.

You say it would be a bloodbath? It is a bloodbath. Of those killed for being gay. Of those married women daring to talk to other men. Of those women who aren't virginal at marriage (and also don't have lots of money to make the gov't look the other way). Of those oppressed groups who commit suicide because they feel so alone and so evil and so backwards in their societies. Yes, there is a bloodbath going on alright.

You would be willing to let it continue. I seek to end it. Everywhere.

Standing up for oneself and supporting others is NOT a fairy tale or a feel-good situation. It is real. And it is the ONLY way anything ever changes.