Gay Lifestyle: Understanding Differences
The Bill of Rights states that every human being deserves to be treated equally, but in society it’s evident that we have set boundaries around certain “groups” throughout history. These groups are usually the minority, and can be dumped on because they are not part of the majority – or are even considered abnormal. But what happens when the minority gets bigger, and can actually voice it’s own opinions on the meaning of life? Topics arise, and questions come to the point where they have to be answered. The gay lifestyle has become a way of life for many people, and with more people feeling like the majority they have come out of the closet strong. Some become writers such as Andrew Sullivan or Lindsy Van Gelder, telling stories of their own in writings such as “What is a Homosexual?” and “Marriage as a Restricted Club.” These people give us the energy to shout out our own views on subjects concerning gay rights and marriages. Every state has it’s own laws on homosexuality just as every person has his own particular views on society, mine just happen to be very clear-cut. A homosexual couple should have a way, whether it be through marriage or not, to be distinguished as “united” and also reserve the right to adopt so long as it is through the foster care program.
Just as we abolished slavery we should knock down our walls of discrimination against gays. All human beings are supposed to be treated equally. That means there are no tiers and there is no hierarchy. In an essay like “What is a Homosexual?” Andrew Sullivan doesn’t seem to see a world without boundaries writing, “The society separates these two entities, and for a long time the homosexual has no option but to keep them separate. He learns certain rules; and, as a child learning grammar, they are hard, later on in life, to unlearn.”(p.53) He sees the world as straight or gay, not human being or human being. He has been taught to discriminate himself, just as everyone else learned that gays are different, therefore they are wrong. Well, it’s 2001 and today we took a step further towards equality for homosexuals. Throughout the history of oppressing gays, each day forward is now more accepting...