My name is Derek Logue, and I refuse to accept the offensive label society tries to force upon me.
For the past few days, I've taken a bit of heat over a comment I made at the Colorado SOMB meeting on 11/19/2021, which was republished by CBS 4 Denver. I had stated, “Referring to me by a label for something I did half my life ago is inappropriate and downright offensive.”
First, a message to my haters -- Let me be clear, I don't care if you are upset by my statement or my existence, or, to use the Internet vernacular, IDGAF. Furthermore, using my past or the various derogatory labels in an effort to cause me distress or harm isn't going to work. After 15 years of speaking out against the offensive label, I've seen and heard it all from Internet gangsters, trolls, right wing horse-paste lickers, QTards, and folks trying to be the next viral sensation, so it is going to take more than a few nasty emails, calls, and social media posts to silence me.
What the haters ARE doing is proving my point AND the point of the Colorado SOMB made at last week's meeting, i.e., the negative impact of the label of "sex offender."
Those of us who are on the registry need to be more vocal, however. It takes bravery. It takes guts. It takes the willingness to defend yourself even if the words aren't "safe for work."
A few years ago, legendary boxer Mike Tyson was conducting a routine interview when this reporter decided to throw up Tyson's registry status in his face. Tyson wasted no time expressing his feelings about the reporter's actions:
I think those of us on this government blacklist needs to be more like Iron Mike when it comes to dealing with idiots who continue to try to throw the past up in our faces. Of course, based on my 15 years of experience, most of those who say nasty things online don't take it any further.
For starters, you can go to the Colorado SOMB and tell them why the phrase "Adults who commit sex offenses" is not really an improvement over the term "sex offender." (Personally, I chose client" as the alternative.) Let the haters waste their time whining on social media while we work on actual change. Stop relying on NARSOL and ACSOL to do the talking for you. Stop cowering in a corner. We ALL have a responsibility to do our part.
