Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

Juni er Pride-måneden. Som vanlig flommer media over med kommentarer som; Hvorfor trenger vi Pride, har ikke verden kommet lengre? Trenger vi egentlig å feire forskjellene? Vi har ikke heteroseksuell dag eller flagg! 

Trenger vi den diskusjonen hvert eneste år? Se på hva som skjer i Tsjetsjeni, hvor homofile menn blir drept pga deres seksuelle orientering. Se på Russland hvor det er forbudt å være skeiv. Se på Oslo etter Pride paraden hvor folk ble slått ned for å være skeiv. Tror du vi fortsatt ikke trenger Pride? Jeg skulle ønske vi ikke trengte det, men vi gjør det. Vi trenger Pride, så la oss feire Pride med regnbuer, masse kjærlighet og glede. (Og musikaler og Grand Prix-låter.) Og sånn bare til informasjon, like rettigheter for lesbiske, homofile, skeive og transpersoner betyr ikke mindre rettigheter for deg. Det samme som like rettigheter for kvinner ikke betyr mindre rettigheter for menn. Det er ingen kake. 

Happy Pride! 

(Tittel: Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland) 

June is Pride month. As usual the media flows over by comments like; Why do we still need Pride, haven't the world come so far we don't really need it? Why should we celebrate diversity? We don't have a heterosexual day or flag! 

Do we really need to go through this every year? Look at what's happening in Chechnya where gay men are being killed for their sexual orientation. Look to Russia where being gay is illegal. Look at Oslo after the Pride Parade and how some were beaten up for being gay. Do you still think we don't need the Pride? I wish we didn't, but we still do. We still need Pride, so let's celebrate with rainbows, lots of love and lots of joy. (And musicals and Eurovision Song Contest songs.) And by the way, equal rights for lesbians, gay, queer, transpersons don't mean less rights for you. The same way as equal rights for women don't mean less rights for men. It's not a cake! 

Now, rant is over. I've knitted Pride socks with glitter of course. As it should be. I still have some yarn left and I have another skein too. I'm thinking about knitting another pair of socks and making a pair of ankle socks with the leftovers. The yarn is Opal and I used needles 2,5 mm. 

Happy Pride, people! 

(Title: Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow)