When I was in middle school and high School I played tennis, basketball and track. I knew lots of girls that were on sports teams as well, and we were all great friends. Once we graduated high school, and I still hung out with about 9 of the girls. Of those 9 girls 6 of them came out and told everyone that they were homosexuals. After further discussion with them about why they didn't come out earlier if they knew many years ago, they told me that if they would have come out in high school that is would not have been socially right and every one would have changed the way they acted around her and her friends.
The fact that this is actually reality that homosexuals face this every day, bothers me. People should be able to accept who they are, and at the same time be able to express that. But like my friends said social acceptance plays a huge role in the way people act, dress, talk, or base their sexual habits in the world today.
But if you notice, same sex marriage is becoming more acceptable. Massachusetts has recognized same-sex marriage since 2004, and California since May of 2005. And in like 5 other states they have what is called "legal unions", almost like common law marriage. This excited me to know that views and ideas on this topic are changing in drastic numbers. But social acceptance and the restraints it puts on society is still there and I am afraid it will always be there.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
Homosexuality is such a controversial issue and i can see why it would take so long for people to come out about it. Me being a man, i would be crushed if my son came out gay. I would feel as if i failed as a father. So when people take a long time to come out its usually because they dont want to offend their family or friends. some argue about it being genetic or chosen, but at the end of the day someone is going to be uncomfortable with the outcome. Whether you decide to be uncomfortable to protect your family or even if you decide to be miserable its gonna take a toll on somebody.
Post a Comment