A Black Hat
Rain drops from ashen skies stark contrast in her eyes to the sea of red from rose to wine she danced through in another time with others woven from the fabric of love. So, about last night… I had the opportunity to attend the SAN Red Dress Party with my oldest sister. A beautiful woman who was recently diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and came out to her friends and family as Bisexual. Having a diagnosis like DID is difficult, and stigmatization perpetuated by popular media, as well as a lack of knowledge by the general public only make living with it more difficult. Coming out with a different sexual orientation than heterosexuality is also difficult, but it shouldn’t have to be. In the course of discovering and deciding to be true to herself my sister has lost much of the support network she once surrounded herself with, and despite her best efforts she hasn’t been able to re-find the sense of belonging. I have felt this loss of community on more than o...
