The Gay Of Being A Gay

The movement of the gay and lesbian population in the United States is one that has been in progress since the early 1900s, and is still facing overwhelming controversy and backlash today. The push for gay liberation in a country founded on Christian morals and beliefs has subsequently led to struggles over equality of marriage, adoption, jobs, and healthcare. One side of the controversy argues that every individual deserves the same rights, while the opposing mindset argues that being homosexual puts you into a group of people that is different, and will therefore be treated as such.

Throughout American history, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has been persecuted for their differences. LGBT individuals have dealt with various forms of discrimination in their lives, and will inevitably experience even more. From police brutality towards the gay community in the 1960's , to blaming AIDS on homosexual relations in the 80's, to No Promo Homo laws in 2017, gays have been blamed and punished for a number of things in American history. The states of Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah all enforce ‘No Promo Homo’ laws in their sex education

One of the largest dividers in the U.S. is the issue of marriage equality. Marriage equality is the quest for equal civil and social rights for homosexuals. Currently, many Americans are unwilling to accept homosexuals and provide them with equal civil and social rights. Marriage equality is a problem because homosexuals feel oppressed by society. Similar to racial problems, people are scared of things that are different from societal norms and that they do not understand. In turn, they suppress and criticize homosexuals for their non-standard behavior. Marriage equality has become a topic of controversy in the United States. Legislation accepting homosexuals could improve society’s opinion on marriage equality. When people have a better understanding of something, they tend to form a more educated opinion on the

“Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way” (NORC University of Chicago, 2010, p. 1). This push for international acceptance of the LGBT people could not come any sooner. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals as well as transgender individuals from around the world have almost all experienced some sort of discrimination in their lives. This is why there is such a gap between heterosexual and LGBT people. There are hundreds, if not more, reasons for why some people will not accept LGBT individuals and couples, whether it is religion, family values or simply the fact that some people find LGBT people unnatural. This is why the common sufferings

Many people from the United States hold the belief that being gay is something that has always been considered to be okay. They believe that it is just a given. Despite people’s current beliefs on the subject, for a very long time, it was something that was widely believed to be taboo. In the past, people were imprisoned due to their sexuality. Regardless, throughout the decades, people have pushed for the widespread acceptance of people who are part of the LGBT community. Today, homophobia still exists in some parts of the United States, but we have come a long way since the early 1900s.

“Being gay is much more profound than simply a sexual relationship; being gay is part of that person’s core identity, and goes right to the very center of his being. It’s like being black in s society of whites, or a blonde European in a nation of black Asians” (Tamara L. Roleff). Although marriage, cohabitation and parenting styles of homosexual families pose no threats to the heterosexual society; many still believe same-sex marriage goes against its true purpose. “At the national level, American public opinion on the issue remains split (44 percent support legalizing same-sex marriage; 53 percent oppose same-sex marriage in a May 2010 Gallup Poll) even as opposition toward legalizing same-sex marriage is at its lowest point in decades

Gay marriage is not the only issue that is being discussed throughout America involving the gay community. In a particular study done by USA Today, results showed that when Americans were asked if they think homosexual relationships between consenting adults should be legal, 46% answered yes (“USA Today” 6). However, when asked if they would then favor a law that would allow homosexuals to get married, only 24% were in favor (6). This survey also showed the differences of peoples’ ideas based on if they attended church or not (6). The results showed that 73% of Americans who attend church weekly oppose the legalization of gay marriage and only 38% of those who don’t attend church oppose legalization (6). These results show that for many Americans, marriage is a religious agreement, but for many others, marriage is a right that should be given to all who want to partake in it.

Throughout history, society’s views of homosexuality and of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) have changed. These views have changed how the members of this community feel about their personal identity as a whole. Over the last ten years, homosexuality and the LGBTQ community have become more accepted in society. In fact, a recent victory for the LGBTQ community occurred in June of 2015 when gay marriage become legalized in all fifty states. Despite the immense torture that members of the LGBTQ have received over decades, they are slowly becoming more accepted in today’s society. As society begins to become more tolerant with different ideals, the new and younger generations will continue to become more accepting of the people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community. These members will become more comfortable in their own skin and be allowed the same opportunities so other members of society.

In the past decades, the struggle for gay rights in the Unites States has taken many forms. Previously, homosexuality was viewed as immoral. Many people also viewed it as pathologic because the American Psychiatric Association classified it as a psychiatric disorder. As a result, many people remained in ‘the closet’ because they were afraid of losing their jobs or being discriminated against in the society. According to David Allyn, though most gays could pass in the heterosexual world, they tended to live in fear and lies because they could not look towards their families for support. At the same time, openly gay establishments were often shut down to keep openly gay people under close scrutiny (Allyn 146). But since the 1960s, people

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the United States exhibit great heterogeneity in its members’ racial and ethnic, class, religious, and other sociodemographic backgrounds and characteristics. However, the LGBT community is often represented as a monolithic group with unified social, economic, and political agendas, especially since the large sociopolitical mobilization for the legalization of same-sex marriage that lasted more than a decade and came to fruition just last year in 2015. Scholars and activists have criticized this monolithic representation of the LGBT community as white, affluent, and highly educated movers and shakers of the larger society (Duggan 2012), and this voice was especially strong among

Sexual Prejudice has become very widespread in the United States. It’s the make of all attitudes that are negative including what others create; assumptions that are aimed near people, an association, a group, or established by sexual orientation. The objective can be focused on many different types of sexual orientation such as homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual (Rivera, 2011). The national survey reveals many important factors about sexual prejudice in the United States. I am going to compare and contrast acceptable lifestyles, employment rights, and free rights of expression with sexual prejudice (Herek, 2002).

Last but not least, during the summer of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court finally ruled gay marriage as legal across the nation. However, despite the influence of an increasingly accepting society when it comes to sexual orientation and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, there persists to be individuals who are ignorant of gay rights and are overly homophobic. These bigots are radical and extremist to the degree that they wish to invoke fear and suffering into the lives of people, who simply desire to, appreciate and most importantly, are proud of pursuing intimate relationships with their preferred gender(s). Once again, corresponding to the demographic findings of the FBI:

Opposition to gay marriage has increased since the summer and a narrow majority of Americans also oppose allowing gays and lesbians to enter legal agreements that fall short of marriage. Moreover, despite the overall rise in tolerance toward gays since the 1980s, many Americans remain highly critical of homosexuals ­ and religious belief is a major factor in these attitudes.

A 15-year-old kid is out by himself just taking his daily walk, and he comes across a couple of kids he recognizes from school. The kids start to make fun of him because he is gay so he goes to walk away and they start pushing him around and he gets upset so he runs away. A week later they see on the news that a kid killed himself and sure enough, it was the kid they were bullying the other day. Try to imagine what that kid was going through when the kids did that to him. How do you think his parents thought? Think about all the people close to him put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if someone close to you commits suicide? You would be so angry, mad, sad, and just overall upset. The reason I decided to search around on this topic is that if you're gay doesn't make you so different from other people that you should make fun of them. No one deserves to be made fun of especially just because they are different than you. I also believe that it is so wrong to treat gays like they are not welcome on Earth because they are. This topic is very important to me because my mom has some friends that are gay, and they saw right past all those people and married each other. They are very happy together, and they don't care about what other rude people think. One of the questions I have is how can we get everybody to believe that gay is not wrong? It's not wrong it's just a different lifestyle. That's all the biggest reasons on why you shouldn't believe gay is wrong. I wish

In recent years, sexuality, specifically homosexuality, has become a large issue in America. Not to say that homosexuality is something relatively new, considering it was first noticed in the early twentieth century. After World War I, many men and women were dishonorably discharged due to their sexual status of homosexuality. Persecution of homosexuals became rampant. They were brutalized by the police, and often ostracized by family members and their communities. It even went as far as the president at the time, Dwight D. Eisenhower, even declaring that homosexuality was a just enough cause to terminate someone’s employment. However, through a series of events, such as the founding of the Mattachine Society, the first homosexual political organization, homosexuals have been able to acquire more of their rights (“Allies”). However, there is still a large amount of people who believe that homosexuality is indecent, and that it should not be allowed to happen. I say who are we to get in the way of another’s happiness if we so readily defend our own? I do no believe that others have the right to judge based on their own personal, religious, and emotional views on life.