Motivational Mondays!

Motivational Mondays!

This blog will be updated every Monday with posts on certain LGBT characters that I feel were represented great throughout the previous week. This person could be from television, movies, or books. It just depends on what really jumps out at me.

The LGBT community is in dire need now more than ever to be represented on all different forms of media. They go through so much with current politics and lack of representation, they are bound to have some positive light in the dark world currently. I’m glad to be able to show how such representation can help the community through rough times.

This week’s motivational representation goes to: Oliver Hampton played by Conrad Ricamora. How to Get Away with Murder.

Now Oliver isn’t one of main actors on the show, but he is a very important part of the success. Without his involvement, there would be no character growth for the other main gay character, Connor Walsh. What stands out about Oliver is that he was always out and proud, which is something that I really love to see. He never doubted his sexuality, even when he did test positive for HIV.

What I focused on while watching this past week’s episode was how successful they portray him on the show, even after losing his job. Instead of staying down and just doing a standard IT job, which is his speciality, he decided to shoot for success with opening his own IT firm. With all the odds stacked against him, he didn’t care. He went for it. What didn’t matter? His sexuality, which I think is absolutely outstanding.

What How to Get Away With Murder does is have a relationship that is supportive of each other. They do so happen to be both male, but that really doesn’t effect their stories or people in the show. It is just like all the straight couples that grace the screen. I really love the representation of that. Not making a big deal is absolutely a big thing, so kudos to the show. If you haven’t, look into viewing this show. It has really great LGBT representation!

There is a blog called Invisible Bi Characters that I’ve recently found that points out hidden bisexual characters in shows and media. If you are interested, check it out!

Comment, let me know what you think about this character or even let me know what character representation that you’ve seen throughout the week that you think is motivational! I look forward to hearing from you. I will see you next Monday!

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Picture of the Day

When looking at this picture, it could mean so much to any individual who takes time to actually think about it. Life can be crazy at times, and there could be difficult paths one may face when living. That person is going to have to take a step back, gather all the surroundings around them in order to make the decision on whether or not to continue forward on or down another path completely.

The media, when it comes to the LGBT representation, has to go down these paths in order to figure out what is needed or what isn't needed in society today. Sometimes the paths that are taken are absolutely correct and it is a spectacular representation. Whereas, one the other side, a bad path chosen can lead to people being offended or even hurt. This could make or break the show, movie, or book. This is why deliberation on paths chosen for characters need to be sought and planned out no matter how great the idea may sound like at the time.

I think that it is really important when deciding any decision in life to deliberate, especially when it pertains to affecting others in such an important way. One wrong move, a lot of people’s feelings can be hurt. It could absolutely make or break something that has the makings of great success or a great failure.

Some may believe in something different, or even see something different when looking at this image. Let me know what you feel about the paths taken in life and media that can affect people in big and little ways.

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