thelesbianlifestyle.com

Last week I was driving down a road I drive on almost every day coming home from a visit with some friends. I was pissed because it was rush hour. I work from home so I hardly ever deal with the bumper to bumper traffic that I remember oh so fondly. I won’t even go get my beloved Starbucks if it’s between the hours of 4-6, won’t do it!

So there I am sitting in traffic, blaring an Evanescence CD, and contemplating Nuclear Fusion when I see a guy standing on the side of the street holding up a sign. My first thought was that it was an advertisement for some sort of sale one of the local stores was having. They pay those poor guys shit and make them stand out in the rain, sleet, and snow. Then I noticed an officer standing by the man with the sign.

As I inched closer the sign came into better view. The background of the sign was the American flag. On the top of the sign in bold white letters it read “America’s Holocaust.” On the bottom of the sign in read “Abortion,” and in the middle was the photo of a fetus. The cop was telling the man he had to move and he was putting up a fight.  I couldn’t stop starring and almost hit the car in front of me.

My first reaction was that of disgust. It took me about five minutes to pass the guy with the sign and it’s taken me a few days to digest it all. I have never had to think about an abortion. I have never had to worry about having sex and getting pregnant. As a lesbian this is usually something well planned out and very expensive to do.

I do know people who have had them. When I was 16 a friend of a girl I worked with had one. I remember she came in to where I worked before she had it and then again after. I remember thinking to myself how easy it seemed for her. I felt weird being in her presence after it was over, but didn’t put much thought into it after that. I also know someone who has had six abortions. She was the first to make me think that a woman’s choice should be to be on birth control, have her partner use a condom, and have a morning after pill handy at all times.

My thoughts on the topic are very confusing and complicated. They aren’t as cut and dry as I am with most issues. I’m writing today to get the readers view on the topic. I don’t think abortion has been discussed at all on TLL and I can’t remember ever talking about it with any of my lesbian friends. I believe women have the right to chose, but to me there doesn’t seem to be an excuse for multiple abortions when means of birth control are out there. As always I’m interested in all of your views and stories. Please feel free to leave them in the comments section of this post.