Here's my monthly #LGBTQSoulinspiration, ya'll: Being born black, being born gay...being born an underdog human means that I have a duty to stand up for black rights, LGBTQ rights and violations of ALL human rights wherever I see them. I don't get to shirk from this duty...I was born to be a watch dog! It's a responsibility that comes with being an underdog world citizen on a planet where there are forces constantly working against e v e r y o n e enjoying basic human rights. Some may see it as a curse being born into an oppressed class, but I don't, I see it as a mission because it allows me to see what needs to be seen on this planet with a painful clarity..It's a mission because being a part of disenfranchised groups allows me to see that I am privileged being born male in a male dominated society and that I don't have the luxury...CANNOT allow myself to be blinded by that privilege; it's a mission, because my status in this world cannot depend upon being better than someone else - or some else having less so that I can have more. My place in this world as a black, gay, very human being is one that has been worked and fought for constantly - internally and externally - every single day of my life - even before I was born. It depends upon my vigilance and the vigilance of so many who are committed to staying awake! DISCLAIMER: THIS DOES NOT IN ANY WAY IMPLY THAT PRIVILEGED PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS! THEY HAVE EVEN MORE OF A RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A POSITION TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE MORE SWIFTLY! LIKE ME BEING BORN MALE, FOR INSTANCE: THAT MEANS I HAVE A DUTY TO STAND UP FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS WHEREVER THEY ARE BEING VIOLATED! #VOTE#REGISTERTOVOTE#VOTEINNOVEMBER***DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 22ND IN CALIFORNIA***Let's embrace our mission! Our vantage point puts us in a postition to change the world for the better!