Gay American Heroes, sans the tights.

Look... gay people.

Gay American Heroes, looks to be a non profit group dedicated to remembering the victims of lgbt related hate crimes. The site has a video that is circulating around the Internet and has popped up a few times today on my Facebook account.

According to their website, they travel around the country with a mobile memorial that contains the names of hate crimes victims. A great and honorable cause… however, I have a few problems with this and they are strictly visual.

Why does EVERYTHING have to be rainbows? As a gay man, when did we all vote that rainbows represented us all? Why not something cool like an alien with lasers shooting out of his eyes, while he is screaming, “FUCK YOU, I AM GETTING MARRIED!”

Sure, we would turn some people off, but wouldn’t that be exponentially cooler than a a rainbow? Rainbows seem weak and ineffectual. Not only are they overly used in the gay community, but in that vein they are used for everything when it comes to design. I long for the day when I can see the word gay and it’s no where near a rainbow.

I hope I am not murdered this year, because I would hate to be involved with such a great project, only to have my face plastered next to a fuchsia wall panel.

Their website needs some major work as well and I am tempted to email  them and offer my services for free, just so that they can look as professional as their cause deserves.

Visual disagreements aside, this seems to be a great cause and there needs to be more attention drawn to anyone murdered or persecuted for their sexuality.

This guy is too good looking to be so sad.