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Title: A Personal Lesson
Author: Merry Amelie
Archive: MA only
Category: Alternate Reality, Qui/Obi, Romance, Series
Rating: PG
Summary: National Coming Out Day.
I'm posting Arcadia and Q/O drabbles to TPM 100.
Series: Academic Arcadia -- # 113
A chronological list of the series with the URLs can be found under the header 'Academic Arcadia' at the Master Apprentice ML.
My MA story page is here.
Feedback: Is treasured at MerryAmelie@aol.com.
Disclaimer: Mr. Lucas owns everything Star Wars. I'm not making any money.
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My beta team: Nerowill, Emila-Wan, Carol, and Padawan Sue
Mali Wane for posting
My former betas: Alex and Ula
Gay classics, courtesy of jclarkmedia.com
Mona Mott knew something was up that Thursday before Professor Prentice had even started to speak. Her seat in the front row had its advantages. When he took off his rain slicker, she saw a rainbow ribbon fluttering on the lapel of his tan corduroy jacket.
"Before we begin to discuss The Parson's Tale, I'd like to take a moment to talk with you about today's events. As many of you know, it is National Coming Out Day. This day has particular significance for me." Ian held up his left hand, and his wedding band gleamed in the early morning light.
"Professor Quinn Masterson and I were married a little over two years ago." Ian heard a quickly stifled gasp from the back of the class. "Yes, it is easy to hide in plain sight. Wedding rings tend to look alike, after all. But today is about the opposite of hiding."
Ian stalked up and down the length of the classroom. "It is about freedom. This university would not be able to function without freedom of speech. Neither would our democracy as a whole. Each one of us must be free to express ourselves without fear of reprisal, or no one is truly free."
"Forster, Woolf, Housman, Stein, James, Hall, Isherwood, Sappho, Marlowe, Renault, Wilde. Think of the riches gay authors have brought to literature, and think of what might have been had they been free to write whatever they wished." He paused for emphasis, the room gone quiet with the impact of his words.
"A listing of today's events is posted on just about every available tree trunk from here to the student center." Ian chuckled wryly. "Now let's get started on Chaucer."