NEVER GIVE UP!

Today, a serious blow has been struck, and it has been struck against ALL of us who are different. Rights and privileges that we have spent centuries fighting for are about to be set back in a serious way. Many of us have to deal with persecution on a daily basis, even here in the United States where we supposedly have protection against that persecution. The frightening thing is that we are about to lose that protection. A long, difficult battle just got longer and harder, and many of us now feel like giving up.

So now I say to all of my brothers and sisters: DO NOT GIVE UP! There are more of us who are different than there are those who are the same, AND THAT MAKES US THE SAME, MAKES US MORE POWERFUL. Take this for exactly what it is: a set-back. It may be a bad one, but it is NOT THE END. So I urge you, if you are man, woman, black, white, latino, christian, muslim, pagan, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or whatever else might describe you, UNITE AND TAKE A STAND! Let the world know exactly who and what you are, and OWN IT! Show everyone that, no matter how different we are, we can all come together in peace and harmony! Show them that we are ALL ONE PEOPLE!

I also urge all of my fellow vampires, werewolves, witches, and otherkin to, please, come out of the shadows and stand with our brothers and sisters in the light! Many of you may believe that it is not our time yet, and you may be right, but if we don't help now, our time may never come. Right now, we are safe, because the majority of the human race does not believe we even exist, but those who are not safe, who are in the public eye, NEED OUR HELP! So please, stand with me. STAND WITH US!

The time for change is now. For those who do not yet know, my name is Amara, and I am a bisexual vampire! Anyone reading this, please, share it, spread the message, follow the example, and show those of us who feel like giving up that the fight is not over!

NEVER GIVE UP!