Why I Refuse to be Silent "Wow I thought black people are supposed to be scary." This honest and uncensored statement that a little girl recanted as I recited my biographical speech on Florence Nightingale clothed in the white sheets that represented Ms. Nightingale's pure heart tore down my dignity and self-esteem to shreds like a machete chopping off the foundation of a plant. Nevertheless, these words instilled a spark in me to relentlessly stand up for others that are unjustly judged. Many years later, I was prompted to act when my friend grumbled about how the Day of Silence for LGBTQ individuals that I and some members of the diversity club initiated was garbage. At first I ignored him, but then as I overheard him tell his likeminded friend that he would "never have a college roommate who was gay," that very spark in me was lit and I felt morally obligated to challenge this prejudiced line of thinking. I began to ask him if he would really refuse to have a roommate who was gay. As our conversation escalated, his face turned red, my heart beat faster, and our voices grew louder. My friend felt that one couldn't be a devout Catholic like myself and yet support gay marriage. I countered by attacking …show more content…
"But granny regardless of what the bible says isn't the struggle for gay rights just like the struggle for racial equality?" I know that it may seem wrong to challenge those that have unconditionally loved and taken care of you, but I must do so in order to ensure that others can feel this same love from all
As a student who is graduating in three weeks, I am excited to start advocating for the population in which I choose. At this point I choose to work in foster care and adoption, so I will be advocating anyway I can for that population because that is my job. I could potentially be working with a same-sex couple who wants to foster or adopt, and I will be doing my best do advocate on their behalf so they can do so. I work in a faith-based organization so I am prepared to fight for them. If you choose to be a person who could potentially be working with an LGBT person, you must be prepared to advocate and work with that person.
From a young age, I was very curious. Curiosity caused my mind to see everything from a different perspective than most. I saw what could be improved and how I could improve. For example, when it came to editing movies, I was always able to see what could how it could have been better or I questioned how they had created it. My curiosity led me to try many different activities throughout high school, such as film camps, stage managing for plays, yearbook, and even creating videos for Rochester High School’s awards day. Finally, my junior year, I decided it was time I made films of my own for competitions. I wanted to have something that I could call my own. When it came to the two films I did for contests, I was there throughout the whole process.
“Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins It 's human rights for everybody, there is no difference. Live on and be yourself ” Gay rights is very similar to what African Americans had dealt with during the civil rights movement. No one should deal with being discriminated for being themselves and what they were born to be and to not worry what people think and just be yourself and embrace it. “When I was at church they taught me something else If you preach hate at the service those words aren 't anointed That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned” In church instead of preaching about love and worshiping the word of God they preach hate. “When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen might not be the same, but that 's not important. No freedom 'til we 're equal, damn right I support it” Individuals that are attacked about people for being gay sometimes just take it because they don’t want confrontation and feel discomfort. Everyone should have
For the past two years my dad and I have gone down to Kentucky in late October. My dad’s side of the family owns some land down there and they are good friends with the people who own the plot of land next to us. He usually lets us hunt on his land, and in turn we let him hunt on ours. My dad and I usually go down a Friday evening after school, and get there later that night. We spend the weekend at my Great Uncle’s house. When we get there we unload the things that we will need for in the morning, and we head straight to bed.
The fight for gay rights was never an easy task. Those involved suffered many tragedies and withstood a great deal of anguish because the world didn’t accept them for who they were. Still, there were parts of the Gay Rights Movement worthy of celebration. Despite the fact that homophobia and the mistreatment of the LGBT community still exists today, various actions throughout the decades have furthered the fight for tolerance by opening more opportunities, increasing the amount of support, and creating more equality for those involved.
Most people are wearing masks. That meaning they have a social and an inner identity. I am a college. I also wear masks every day.
Happiness is fake, like something forced upon me; something not real, fabricated and I don’t like it. I’m supposed to like it though. I’m supposed to like everything the government forces on me. I feel like I’m the only person who doesn’t feel content with my life, everyone else seems to be perfect while I’m falling apart at the seams.
Is bullying a dehumanization? To me, no doubt it is a YES. Have I ever got bullied before? Well, many people have tried to bully me since kindergarten, but nobody have actually made me felt bullied, I suppose I figured out a way to avoid being bullied. That is, always stick up for yourself, hide your weakness from bullies, and always fight back to show your strength, this is one of the thing that happened and indicated my concept.
Life wasn’t as assuring as it may seem today. While growing up, I made some decisions that wasn’t beneficial to my life. As years went by, still there wasn’t any progress besides working routinely at the same job for 3 years. I knew it was time for a change. When I completed my HiSET diploma, bought a car, and moved out my mother’s home, I became at ease with myself.
A lesson that I learned for good. When I was five years old and the year it was 2005. Me and my mother were home like any other day. It was a Monday morning and everyone left the house except for me and my mother. The reason why we were the only ones left is, because my sister was at the age where she could go to school. As for my father well he’s the man of the house so he has to go to work.
With the contemporary issue of same-sex marriage, the Christian Church faces a serious confrontation between modern secular thinking and traditional religious beliefs. As growing public opinion favors equal rights for homosexuals and more state...
In this essay, I will explain how religion is sometimes used to mobilize against LGBT people, how some people’s religious and personal doctrines conflict regarding LGBT issues, and how religious belief and community can be a positive force for the LGBT community.
There was one openly gay person in the whole town. It was by watching this person that I knew I could tell no one of my internal conflicts. He was prosecuted on a daily basis; people physically assaulted him, called him names, and vandalized his belongings. Even though these things were horrible, they were not what stopped me from telling anyone, it was the looks of pure hatred and disgust that kept me quiet.
My best friend at the time invited me to go to church camp with her for a week during the summer. I was not raised with religion, but I thought it would be enjoyable to spend time at the camp anyway. While I was there I remember the pastor, for some reason, saying that on a previous day he had been flipping through the television channels. He said that he ended up landing on a reality television program that showed two boys kissing. I was not at all prepared for what he would say next. The pastor went on to say that the scene was repulsive and it should not have been allowed on television. I remember observing others around the room, and seeing everybody around me acting disgusted for the same reason that the pastor was. I was the only person acting disgusted for other reasons. I had never heard or realized before that gay people are not widely accepted. I was very irritated at the pastor, and because of that, he made me angry at religion. I started having questions about the LGBT community for the first
I've grown up around gays and lesbians, and some of my best friends are gay, so I support them. One day I was on my way downtown after school and saw a crowd. I figured it was another peace march since it was only a week after September 11th, but it wasn't.