Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Andrea. Are you ready for a rant? Heterosexual pride: let's sit on that for a second.

Have heterosexuals been put down to feel like they shouldn't have pride in their sexuality? Have we been pressuring heterosexuals for years to not be who they are? As is, is it tough for them to wear their sexuality with pride? I'm just a little confused because why, why, why do we need to bring attention or awareness to something that people accept every day. I didn't realize it was so hard to walk down the street holding the hand of the person you love when they are of the opposite sex and you completely fall into the norm and out of prejudice.

I was afraid that in this article I was going to come off as too much of a jerk. I actually told my editor I wasn't sure I would be able to handle this piece without offending a few people. I asked for the other perspective (a heterosexual perspective on the matter) to make sure I wasn't too crazy or too bias. I asked my best guy friend for thoughts and I probably could not word it better myself.

Safe to say my best guy friend is a straight ten out of ten, but that is besides the point. Additionally, can we stop playing into this "everyone needs a gold star" ideal we designed for ourselves. As I was scrolling through twitter, I literally laughed out loud at the following comparison.

We couldn't stand those kind of kids/siblings when we were younger so what is letting us feed into the malarkey and nonsense now?

Any who, I digress. Pride month is once a year. Heterosexuals already get 365 days; stop being greedy. Take your pride day and do one of two things:

1. Shove it where the sun don't shine.

2. Take your pride day as an opportunity to be proud of how far this country has come in regards to acceptance. Take your pride day as an opportunity to be proud of others for pulling through the prejudice, not of yourselves for never having to face any.

Obviously, this topic gets me just a little heated, and I don't understand why anyone, no matter who they are/who they love, needs a day to prove to others and the world how they feel. The human race does not need to prove to the world who they are interested in and go all out on a specific day of the year; the human race should not have to prove who they are and who they love. Instead, the human race should be demonstrating we accept everyone, regardless of our differences. Nobody should have to wait for a singular day to really show who they are. On the other hand, I know firsthand what it is like to walk through a shopping mall getting sideways glances and occasionally rude comments simply based off the fact that I'm smiling at a pretty girl while being blessed to hold her hand. You would be amazed at the rubbernecking people are capable of. I guess when viewed in that regard anything raising awareness for the normality of loving whoever your pretty little heart desires is fine by me. We all should simply prove our love to ourselves and our loved ones every day. I take pride in the fact I will love who I want to love 365 days of the year. In reality, people need to stop getting their noses in other people's business and lives and focus on themselves and how they treat others.

I'm sorry if you view this piece as offensive. I promise I'm not implying your love doesn't deserve to be celebrated. My point being is that heterosexuals have no reason not to feel pride, neither does the LGBTQ community. As a community we have occasionally been told one way or another not to feel pride in our sexuality. The LGBTQ simply wants to stand united to show everyone we have a reason to be proud of who we are despite anyone who disagrees. Everyone deserves their day in the sun, but sometimes it important to let the light shine where it often is not allowed.

This is my rant, I'm Andrea LaBonte, glad to make your acquaintance.