Equality: An Uphill Battle

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I believe no child, no human, should have to hide who they are. There are people, who every day hide that, for fear of not being accepted. These people hide their sexuality, and are called awful, vulgar things. Some protest and fight for their rights, but seem to be drowned out by the force of the opposers. It is time for the world to become less narrow minded, to see with their hearts not their eyes. It’s time for us to understand that different is good, different is ok. It is time for those who have been silent for too long to speak and shout with their newly found voice until freedom is won. There are a great few who are insecure, and so filled with it, it’s like they cannot breathe. So they get their oxygen by exhaling all of their insecurities on others . These people spend all of their lives so infatuated with hate, they don’t even stop to think why. Why? ‘Why?’ really is the question; why do they feel so strongly about the ones labeled as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’? They’re scared, some say, or homophobic. To them, homosexuals are a disease that will rub off on others. This is so logically wrong, and illogically wrong, that the point should be considered moot. There are also the religious, who protest and riot against gay marriage, saying things along the lines of “Save yourself! GAY is wrong, and God can help you before you go to hell!”. It is often said that God loves all his children, but if that’s true, then some must’ve been forgotten. All people are people, and something as small as their sexuality should not take away their basic rights. Let’s go way back to the 1900’s, African Americans were treated like animals. Told they were worth nothing, and were abused physically and mentally as if they were. Now lets go speci... ... middle of paper ... ...tested heavily against ban on gay marriage in Oregon. This lead to the judge re-thinking the ban and eventually lifting it. Pennsylvania followed the day after. People like those are the people that should be admired. They stand up and fight back against the greater force, something that takes great courage to do. It is time for more of us to be able to follow through with this gallant and fearless deed. It is time for those who do not understand to get an education; because their contribution will become essential. It is time for the ignorant, the angry, the religious, the homophobic, and the exclusive, to understand what equality defines. It is time for us all to unite, put our differences and angers aside, and live this life all as living, breathing, thinking, equals. Equality:(noun) the state of being equal in all things; rights, social status, life, etc.

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