The acceptance of homosexuals has been a very controversial topic for years.
People tend to be afraid of things that they do not know or understand, so our natural reaction is to "punish" it. An example would be the laws restricting homosexuals from doing certain things. In the United States we have laws preventing them from getting married, working in the military, and some jobs won't even hire them. President Clinton signed the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill into law in 1993; giving homosexual's permission to participate in the military as long as no one knows what you sexual preference is. We treat homosexuals like they are of a completely different race, just because they are not of the "Status Quo" does not mean that they are not normal human begins just like everyone else. Just because their sexual preference sets them apart, does not make them any different then a guy who prefers different types of women and vice versa. People argue that inequality is wrong and everyone should be treated equal; yet we still cannot accept people who prefer the same sex. A big argument is that the "bible" justifies why they feel so strongly for why slavery is wrong, but then again during slavery the slave masters used it to justify their actions as well. Telling the slaves that if they did exactly what was asked of them then they would be saved. So i think using religion to justify your basis is irrelevant. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion about something. We just need to learn that just because we do not agree with it does not necessarily mean its WRONG.
People tend to be afraid of things that they do not know or understand, so our natural reaction is to "punish" it. An example would be the laws restricting homosexuals from doing certain things. In the United States we have laws preventing them from getting married, working in the military, and some jobs won't even hire them. President Clinton signed the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill into law in 1993; giving homosexual's permission to participate in the military as long as no one knows what you sexual preference is. We treat homosexuals like they are of a completely different race, just because they are not of the "Status Quo" does not mean that they are not normal human begins just like everyone else. Just because their sexual preference sets them apart, does not make them any different then a guy who prefers different types of women and vice versa. People argue that inequality is wrong and everyone should be treated equal; yet we still cannot accept people who prefer the same sex. A big argument is that the "bible" justifies why they feel so strongly for why slavery is wrong, but then again during slavery the slave masters used it to justify their actions as well. Telling the slaves that if they did exactly what was asked of them then they would be saved. So i think using religion to justify your basis is irrelevant. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion about something. We just need to learn that just because we do not agree with it does not necessarily mean its WRONG.
How have/are homosexuals been "punished"? It is true that they have not been given all of their equal rights as a heterosexual couple, but they are not being punished. Gay marriage is not illegal in the US, certain states just not have accepted it fully. In states such as Connecticut, New York, Maine, and Massachusetts, gay marriage is allowed. When you made the statement, "...yet we still cannot accept people who prefer the same sex", I immediately got offended. "We" possibly refers to all 308.4 billion people in the US. I do not have a problem at all with homosexuals. I am interested to know what jobs will not hire a homosexual. What job applications actually ask you your sexual preference? Homosexuality has been widely accepted since its peak in the 1980s.
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ReplyDeleteWhen you say that "homosexuality has been widely accepted since its peak in the 1980s," I am confused. What do you mean "its peak."? Are you saying that the number of homosexuals there were during the 80s is the most that there ever will be? I know that is not what you meant.
As far as I have experienced, homosexuality is slowly becoming more acceptable, but homosexuals are still killed as a result of not being accepted. I know you heard of Matthew Shepard. He was killed in 1998. http://www.matthewshepard.org/ Another example is the Supreme Court will be hearing a Freedom of Speech case where Fred Phelps and his church yell epitaphs of hate towards homosexuals and their families. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2024062,00.html Somehow, this seems to argue against your point and for T Brocks.
To VSU123; I completly agree that peopele have widely accepted homosexuality, but just the same on the other hand its widley unacepted. To answer your first question if you clicked on the link i have posed about homosexuals being punished you would see that in "Yemen, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Iran have legal codes that provide the death sentence for homosexuality" and in "In South Africa, black lesbians are sometimes raped or even murdered, according to experts." No disrespect; but i fail to see how you got offended to my statement about "we" as human beings not fully acepting homosexuals. I meant it as a broad general statement was't geared towards you. I apologize for your offense but please understand if it doesn't pretain to you I wasn't talking about you. No job applications will ask you your sexual preference but if the person in charge of hiring people is homophobic will deffinetly not hire them, this is discrimination because their sexual preference should not determine wether they are equiped enough to do the job. That is all i was trying to say. And as far as your point for the homosexuals being acepted once again i stress that yes they are but your forgetting about the rest who don't forget them. Either way you want to look at it the data taken in 2009 as shown here http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/stats-on-human-rights/statistics-on-discrimination/statistics-on-discrimination-of-homosexuals/ there still is a lot of growing this world has to do in accepting homosexuals. They are human beings just like heterosexuals, I hope that generations younger then us will be able to do better then we are doing now.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and Thank you very much Mrs.Morris for your input.
Homosexual people should not be deprived of their rights. Homosexuals are humans just like every one else. Every one should have the same rights as the next person, whether the two of them have the same preference or not. If a person is homosexual, then that does not mean that they do not have the same abilities as any other human. A person's preference in who they date should not separate him from interacting with the rest of society. An example of them being separated is the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. I say that it is separation because their sexuality divides them from the military life if they decide to be open with it. Some people just feel comfortable with being free and open. How could someone take that privilege from them? Homosexuality is not a disease; it was removed from the disease list in 1973. The world should act like it; the world should not underestimate someone because of their preference. I applaud Clinton for giving the gay people an opportunity. However, how does being open about their sexuality hender them from performing adequately?
ReplyDeleteLuckily, as the years increase, there are more openly gay people given an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. "In January 1980 there were 5 openly gay or lesbian elected officials in the USA. In January 1994 there were 133 openly gay or lesbian elected officials in the USA".
http://www.pflagupstatesc.org/statistics.htm
Riccheda, you are completly right. It is wrong for people to disrespect homosexuals the way they do just because they are different.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that in America we preach this is the "land of the free"; Yet in America people are so predjudice towards people who are different from them. It upsets me that not everyone in this nation practices our slogan, but expects that the slogan pretain to them. You treat people like you want to be treated, so I say we have a long way; but I believe that one day homosexuals will be able to be open and free with out too much judgement.