I'm Christian, but I support gay marriage. I'm pro-gun and pro-life but don't think that opinion should be forced upon others, especially in times like these. I think legalization of marijuana across the country is something way overdo. I'm a libertarian. I really don't care what anyone else does, as long as it doesn't affect my life. Always being in the middle means having friends on both sides of the political spectrum, but it also means always having to mediate arguments.

It means having your conservative friends scoff at you for openly being a straight ally and your liberal friends asking you why you wouldn't have an abortion if you mistakenly got pregnant.

It means watching your other friends fight over elections, 'Turlington' preachers and marches. It consists of everyone around saying you wasted your vote and asking you if you actually stand for anything.

I stand for me living my life exactly how I want to and others doing the same. I stand for environmental and political justice. I stand for free speech and social change.

I hate watching my friends fight over issues I fall right in the middle of. I hate that they turn to me and ask my opinion, and after doing so they get mad that I don't agree with either of them.

Being a libertarian means believing in free will. I don't feel the need to always shove my personal beliefs and opinions down everyone else's throat. That is until it starts affecting how I'm allowed to live my life. Being a libertarian doesn't mean not caring. It means believing that people should be able to choose how they live their life. That does not ever mean that I wouldn't help someone if they needed it, or if I felt passionately about a issue I wouldn't stand for it. Our society needs to change, and as someone who usually observes from the sidelines, I can clearly see it. There is pain and suffering in this world that needs attention. So try to focus on that instead of how I voted for Gary Johnson. You see falling in the middle of the political spectrum usually means that I'm at the mercy of either extremes. But I've learned to just ignore the haters and keep living my life to the fullest.

And if you are still confused on what being a libertarian means, just look to the inspirational Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation.