Effects One CAN Have While In Stealth

Thursday, Ocotber 5, 2006

On the heels of my BLOG regarding stealth, I'd like to mention some of the responses it has elicited. The first idea which came to the forefront was a rehash of the language..."nomenclature" situation. What one person views as stealth is not necessarily the same as the next person's. Some thought it was full time, 100%...some thought it was just a majority of one's life. Others maintained that, in this day and age, to speak of stealth is a misnomer, what with social security numbers, driver's licenses and the profusion of tracking methods available to the authorities. It seems that as is often the case, language can be an awfully slippery tool. Even when its use is precise, just how it will be interpreted is an unknown quantity.

The next thing I learned was that there truly WAS an answer to my question..."Can one affect the world while in stealth mode?". The answer was a deafening YES!!!

Here are some of these ideas proposed:

1) When one votes, one effects change.

2) If one is on a jury, in stealth mode, one can still make a difference by how one deliberates.

3) Just by interacting with one's kids, it is possible to educate them to the idea that people may be different. but that does not make them bad people...in other words...teaching tolerance and acceptance at home.

4) Contributions of $$ to organizations which support GLBT and minority rights and issues make a difference.

5) Writing letters to elected officials...re hate crimes, ENDA, etc., can make a difference.

6) Supporting and working for candidates who have healthy and productive ideas concerning GLBT and minority issues is another avenue by which one may effect change.

7) Being a big brother or big sister and doing the same things as in #3 creates good role models.

8) One can speak out, generally, against discrimination.

9) Reading and writing...in other words...learning about issues that matter to GLBT and minority communities helps to educate oneself and others.

10) Generally educating oneself about the history and depth of diversity in the TG, GLBT and minority communities also goes to #9.


It is evident that there ARE a lot of choices one can make without opening one's life to scrutiny or exposing oneself to danger or employer discrimination. The idea that there are as many roads to our perceived end as there are people is, once again, reaffirmed. This lends creedence to the omni-present diversity and variegation of human experience and inclination. There are no "right" or "wrong" ways to exist in the world as long as we refrain from intentionally hurting or maligning others.

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