Gay Marriage Stereotypes Essay

Society has this idea that a marriage means the separation of gender roles. Although there are movements to change this, stereotypically, a woman cooks and cleans while a man does hard labor. America was seemingly more accepting so with gay marriage legal in all fifty states not all marriages have the clear role. My dad is gay. I used to hide this fact because, in society, it was hit or miss as to whether someone would be okay with it. In recent years, gay pride has become a bigger thing and I’ve found that people are starting to realize that this is not going away. This does not mean that he parades around embracing the rainbow symbol like it has been stereotyped. He actually wears flannels- a lot, and with a beard, reminds me of a lumberjack. His partner is the exact same way. Based on the perception people have, if someone did not know them personally, they would have no idea they were gay. My dad is my hero. This does not mean I think he’s “father of the year” because, trust me, he’s not even close, He is my hero because he managed to completely change his outlook on life. My life today would be very different if not for him. I found out a few months ago he actually grew up Catholic. He was expected to go to church all the time, get married fairly young, and have kids. For a while, he was the poster child

I am around my mom a lot more than I’m around my dad, but I still see him for extended periods or time. I have not and have no desire to have a social stigma. As a matter of fact, I have found that I am generally more accepting of people who differ from me. In my experience, someone that has not been in my position and has grown up thinking that being gay is not okay, has it worse off because they are not open to the idea of people