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1、西雅图演讲稿的原文 thankyou。 firstandforemost,iwannapersonallythankthehumanrightscampaignfortheincredibleworkthattheyvedoneandtheworktheycontinuetodo.notonlyhereinwashingtonstatebutacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld,asweallknow,thisworkiscritical.itslife-changing.itslife-saving.itismygreathonorandprivilegetob
2、eheretonight,tocountmyselfamemberofthiscommunity.itisalsosomethingofasurprise.ivehadacomplicatedrelationshipwiththatword“community”.ivebeenslowtoembraceit.ivebeenhesitant.ivebeendoubtful.formanyyears,icouldnotorwouldnotacceptthattherewasanythinginthatwordforsomeonelikeme,likeconnection,support,stren
3、gth,warmth.andtherearereasonsforthat.iwasntborninthiscountry.ididntgrowupinanyoneparticularreligion.ihaveamixedracebackground.andimgay.really,itjustyourtypicalallamericanboynextdoor.itsbeennaturaltoseemyselfasanindividual.itsbeenchallengetoimaginemyselfaspartofsomethinglarger.likemanyofyouheretonigh
4、t,igrowupinwhatiwouldcall“survivalmode”.whenyouareinsurvivalmode,youfocusisongettingthroughthedayinonepiece.whenyouareinthatmodeatfive,atten,atfifteen,thereisntalotofspaceforwordslikecommunity,forwordslikeusandwe.theresonlyspaceforiandme.infact,wordslikeusandwenotonlysoundforeigntomeatfive,andten,an
5、dfifteen,theysoundedlikealie.becauseifusandwereallyexisted,iftherewasreallysomeoneouttherewatching,andlisteningandcaring,theniwouldhavebeenrescuedbynow.thatfeelingofbeingsingular,differentandalonecarriedovermytwentieth,andthentomythirtieth.wheniwasthirty-three,istartedworkingonatvshowthatwassuccessf
6、ulnotonlyhereinthestatesbutalsoabroad,whichmeantoverthenextfouryears,iwastravelingtoasia,tothemiddleeast,toeuropeandeverywhereinbetween.andinthattime,igavethousandsofinterviews.ihavemultipleopportunitiestospeakmytruthwhichisthatiwasgay.butichosenotto.iwasoutprivatelytofamilyandfriends,tothepeopleile
7、arnttotrustovertime,butprofessionally,publiclyiwasnot.astochoosebetweenbeingoutofintegrityandoutofthecloset,ichosetheformer,ichosetolie,ichosetodissemble.becausewhenithoughtaboutthepossibilityofcomingout,abouthowthatmightimpactmeandthecareerthatiworkedsohardfor,iwasfilledwithfear,fearandanger,andthe
8、stubbornresistancethathavebuiltupovermanyyears.whenithoughtaboutthatkidssomewhereouttherewhomightbeinspiredormovedbymetakingastand,speakingmytruth,mymentalresponsewasconsistently“no,thankyou”.ithoughtivespentoveradecadebuildingthiscareer,alone,bymyself.andfromacertainpointofview,itsallihave.butnowim
9、supposetoputthatatrisk,tobearolemodeltosomeoneivenevermet,whoimnotevensureexists.itdidntmakeanysensetome.ididnotresignateatthattime.alsolikemanyofyouheretonight,growingupiwasatarget.speakingtherightway,standingtherightway,holdingyourwristtherightway.everydaywasatest,therewasathousandwaystofail,athou
10、sandwaytobetrayyourself,tonotliveuptosomeoneelsesstandardofwhatwasacceptable,ofwhatwasnormal.andwhenyoufailedthetest,whichwasguaranteed,therewasapricetopay,emotional,psychological,physical.andlikemanyofyou,ipaidthatprice,morethanonceandinavarietyofways.thefirsttimeitriedtokillmyself,iwasfifteen.iwai
11、teduntilmyfamilywentawayfortheweekendandiwasaloneinthehouseandiswallowedabottleofpills.idontrememberwhathappenedoverthenextcoupleofdays,butimprettysurecomemondaymorning,iwasonthebusbacktoschool,pretendingeverythingwasfine.andwhensomeoneaskedifthatwasacryforhelp,isayno.becauseitoldnoone.youonlycryfor
12、helpifyoubelievethereishelptocryfor.andididnt,iwantitout,iwantitgone,atfifteen.iandmecanbealonelyplaceanditllonlygetyousofar.by2021,imadethedecisiontowalkawayfromactingandmanyofthethingsipreviouslybelievedsoimportant,tome.andaftergivingupthescriptsandsetswhichiwasdreamtiwasachild,andtheresultingatte
13、ntionandscrutinywhichihadnotdreamtofasachild.theonlythingihaveleftwithwaswhatihavewhenistarted.iandme.anditwasnotenough.in2021,ijoinedamansgroupcalledmankindproject,whichisamansgroupforallman.iwasintroducedtothestillforeignandstillpotentiallythreateningconceptsof“usandwe”,totheideaofbrotherhood,sist
14、erhoodandcommunity.anditisviathatcommunitythatibecameamemberandproudsupporterofthehumanrightscampaign.anditwasviathiscommunitythatilearntmoreaboutthepersecutionofmylgbtbrothersandsistersinrussia.severalweeksago,wheniwasdraftingmylettertosaintpetersburginternationalfilmfestivaldecliningtheirinvitatio
15、ntoattend,asmallnaggingvoiceinmyheadinsistedthatnoonewouldnotice,thatnoonewaswatching,orlistening,orcaring.butthistime,finally,iknewthatvoicewaswrong.ithoughtevenonepersonnoticethis,thisletterinwhichispeakmytruthandintegratemysmallstoryintoamuchlargerandmoreimportantone.itsworthsending.ithoughtletme
16、betosomeoneelsewhatnoonewastome.letmesendthemessagetothatkid,maybeinamerica,maybesomeplacefaroverseas,maybesomewheredeepinside,akidwhosbeentargetedathomeorschoolorinthestreets,thatsomeoneiswatchingandlisteningandcaring,thatthereisan“us”,thatthereisa“we”,andthatkidorteenagerofadultisloved.andtheyaren
17、otalone.imdeeplygratefultothehumanrightscampaignforgivingmeandotherslikemetheopportunityandtheplatformandtheimperativetotellmystory,tocontinuesendingthatmessagebecauseitneedstobesent,overandoveragain,untilitsbeenheardandreceivedandembraced.notjusthereinwashingtonstate,notjustacrossthecountrybutaroundtheworldandthenbackagain.justincase,justincasewemissedsomeone.thankyou。 第 6 页 共 6 页免责声明:图文来源于网络搜集,版权归原作者所以若侵犯了您的合法权益,请作者与本上传人联系,我们将及时更正删除。
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