I Am Me

Tuesday, February 28

I was watching Law and Order tonight, a rerun, of which I've seen before. The character Serena, an assistant district attorney, was fired for being too passionate, too warm-blooded, to prosecute justice.

She then asked, "Is this because I'm a lesbian?"

Her boss said no, no way. And her satisfied reply was, "Good...good."




It still makes my heart skip a beat when I realize a person might be fired for being a lesbian woman, a gay man, or just a queer individual.

It was like she wasn't playing her role well enough as the hard-ass, so they thought she was too soft-hearted, too warm-blooded, too passionate, to do her job well.

I'm sorry, but that's bullshit. Maybe it might be harder on Serena to prosecute someone her emotions tell her might be innocent (when the logical evidence is compelling enough to warrant prosecution), but I don't see how passion, zealousness and soft-heartedness could impede an assistant district attorney's ability to do a job well.




I want to have a career where I can be passionate, where I am encouraged and pushed to be passionate about my work. I want the freedom to explore anything and everything about which my heart is curious or intrigued. I want the support, the gentle guidance, and the ability to see such a career become my reality.

Any ideas, suggestions, contacts into my dream world?

Kim 8:04 PM |