Leon Hitchens Blog

Freelance Work

I have been kinda boring and lazy over the past few weeks. I keep saying I will do it tomorrow or tonight or I will ask for help. All those turn into another way to procrastinate which I am know to go so much. That is besides the point, I have recently taken on a few smaller projects that I am running and others that people have requested my assistance.

My first and major project that i am trying to focus on is Digital Bounds. This is a Tumblr that I write editorials, post videos, and update everyone on the latest technology related news. Another active project which I founded and still play a role in is Minidigita. The site is aiming to be a place to get reviews and all your tech news. The website has a growing reader base and is aiming for the sky. I write a weekly editorial for the site on different trending topics that week. The last project I have picked up is another tech blog which is TechFTW. The site is yet to be released and is slated for a June 8th release to the public.

I have also started to take freelance graphic design work, and will start posting the finished products on this blog for all to see. To search any of my work on the site search the tags for “freelance” and all my work will be under there. If you would like to request any work or a quote please either email me at leon(at)leonhitchens.com or submit the information through the ask box. I am a student so all the prices will be lower then going with another larger freelancer.

Equal Rights?

As more and more people start to comment and voice their opposition on gay marriage they cannot make a solid and/or coherent argument. They either have an argument on how it is against their religious or that is it something that should not be right. They don’t want them to raise children even and say that a family is a mom and a dad which it is but maybe two fathers would make really good parents? There are no studies yet that show that two fathers or two mothers are bad at parenting children. If anything it cannot be any worse than a household where a single parent raises a child and is never there for that kid. Let these human beings have equal rights!

Obama on Gay Marriage

I try to be a forward thinker and open minded but growing up in the south I had right wing conservative ideals pressed onto me. I have been trying to grow out of these and make sure that I try to accept people for who they are. I am glad that the president is doing the same and not saying that it is a religious wrong or that it is a none topic. Yes, there are more pressing topics; student debt, war, the economy, and other pressing issues.  This social issue has been on the mind of the American public and for the most part social media has shown that Obama has gotten positive feedback. There has been the few that have bashed him for doing this and will not vote for him coming this November but he wants equal rights for everyone possible.

Now I do agree with him because even though their choice is different from mine I can respect it and understand that they may love another person of the same sex. As I have grown and meet more people I have found that these people are the same as me and that you cannot distinguish who is gay or straight. I know this sounds dumb but that is why I had been feed through the conservative republican tv shows. The public for the most parts are on the side of legalizing gay marriage and with North Carolina doing the exact opposite it has brought the topic back into the lime light. Amendment one with either spur a Supreme Court case or an overturn on the state level that will set a precedence for the rest of the country to follow suit.

 I have not been pro-Obama but he is a president of social change and that is allow American’s to move forward. This same scene of people picketing outside of court houses was an era not too long ago. This was the civil rights era where blacks where trying to get equal rights and be able to just attend the same school as white children.  Now will legislation change gay marriage anytime soon, I don’t know for sure. I see a court case going to the Supreme Court and saying that they will get the right to marry each other. That will be months to years from now.  We need one senator or citizen to write and press a bill to change this. What are your thoughts on Obama coming out of the closet of sorts and supporting gay marriage?