Revolutionizing

As I have been watching a lot of news lately, I came across a very happy one: Homosexual couples are now officially allowed to adopt children in Austria!

Homosexuality between adults was legalised in 1971 and discrimination against someone's sexual orientation was forbidden in 2004. So why did it take fourty years to be able to adopt children?
Well, many people do not accept gay couples and the church is still against it. Therefore Austria is a bit late in this aspect. There was a lot going on about how homosexuality is "against nature".

So here is a personal story:

Even my parents are not fond of the idea that two male or two female people have a loving relationship with each other. I always argued with them and could not handle their intolerance. But when one day a very good friend of mine told me that he was homosexual, I was shocked. I was mindblown and reacted in a silly way. What my mother did, surprised me in every possible way: She told me not to react so harsh and shocked, because it was not easy for my friend to tell me that and she also calmed me down. That was the moment I realised, that she was not intolerant, because she could not stand the thought of someone being gay, but because she did not know anyone who was. Basically she was the one who told me to stop freaking out about it. I have never been so proud of my mother before! My guess is that people who are intolerant actually do not know it better.

I followed discussions on social media and I am disgusted by most of the comments about how aweful it is that homosexuals can adopt children now. Nowadays everything is acceptable, but this tiny relaxing of regulations makes people lose their minds.

If someone reads this, who is in a same-sex relationship:

 You are awesome and people who do not like you the way you are, are not worth a minute of your time!