SMPFilms (Cory Williams)
Cory Williams is someone who I have looked up to for a long time. This is because he has a similar personality to how I want to be, and he is not afraid to show who he is. In my opinion (which is all this is - I am simply giving my opinion on the subject, not telling you anything to change your mind), Cory Williams is smart, yet funny and very friendly. He knows how to capitalize on who he is as a storyteller, and he doesn't let much change who he is.
I have been following Cory Williams for several years. I enjoy the content that he produces, and I try to follow him as much as possible. Before I go any further, I want to clarify something: just because I follow him, and just because I look up to him, I do not try to be creepy or weird about it. This means I watch his videos, and I meet up with him if/when he does public meetups, but I do not base my entire life off who he is or what he does. Although I do strive to constantly improve, I only look to Cory Williams as a person. He is someone from whom I can learn, and I treat him as someone from whom I can learn.
Cory Williams is one of the reasons why I have decided to continue vlogging for as long as I did. He is also the main reason why I do my best to make short films, and why I am attempting to write a movie. It is Cory Williams' persistence and his kind nature that has kept me level-headed and caring. He has helped me through some rough times, and I am very thankful for everything he has done - even though he makes YouTube videos, he has inspired me to pursue what I want to do. Even if we have only met one time, he has made an impact on who I am and what I try to do.
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Gay Pride
Equal rights have always been something that have interested me. I am a person who is always trying to support anyone who has been in a group that cannot look the other way when it comes to inequality.
Just because there is a Pride Parade every year (it was cancelled or changed in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID), that does not mean the people who are LGBTQ+ still are not marginalized. Even if I do not include things like this in my videos, or even if I mention something about this topic and then move on to the next topic, in a way, I am still marginalized due to who I love.
Due to assumptions on the other person's part, and due to me coming out as pansexual, I have had people attempt several things. I have had people try to hurt me in some way, whether it was verbally stating slurs and hateful comments regarding my orientation, or whether they try to use religion in an attempt to "get me to change" or "save me", or whether they use false facts in an attempt to get me to change who I am (think "All members of the LGBTQ+ community are...." or "This group of people are part of the LGBTQ+ community. Do you want to be associated with that group of people?"), or even whether they use physical violence in an attempt to prove a point.
This doesn't happen to me a lot, but it does happen to me. Any one of these things might happen to you, or to someone you know, as well. Just because one thing does or does not happen to you or someone you know, it does not invalidate what happens to other people. Hatred toward people who are LGBTQ+ happens a lot more than what is reported by the news, and it hiappens a lot more than what other people report.
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It is partially due to these hateful comments and actions, and partially due to what happened in the past, that allows people who are LGBTQ+ to show who they are. It is because of what has happened in the past that allows Pride Parades to happen mostly every year in certain parts of the country and certain parts of the world. These Pride parades are, in a way, a celebration of all that LGBTQ+ people have endured - most of whom have dealt with some or all of these issues their entire lives.