Commentary+Essay

People say being bi-sexual, gay, queer, homosexual, or whatever you decide to call it, is wrong. Do you agree or disagree? That's a good question to ask yourself, don't you think? So many people in 2010 are so predjudice or against homosexuality. They act as if it's an disease, but guess what? It's not. If you hadn't realized, people are going to be whoever they decide to be no matter what people say. People are now going to have to at least deal with it. Therefore, being predjudioce against homosexuality is wrong.

I'm in high school and I have to deal with a lot of peoples sayings. People make smart remarks eveyday on people about thier personality. When people find out about someones sexuality, we deal with "Ewww, he gay I hate him", "Awww she's bi, that's good for me, i'm at that". Hearing diffrent things about people orientation begins to get anoying for the simple fact their worried about someone's else life instead of their own. They find it okay for female to be bi-sexual or homosexual but find it nasty for a male to be either one of those. Aren't we all the same people no matter what sex we are? Other may disagree while some might agree. After asking 26 people, 19 of them believe being predjudice against homosexuality is wrong while the other 7 disagreed. The people that disageed think being predjudice against homosexuality is right and some say they would like to forbid it. What they didn't realize was that includes almost 7.2 million Americans. Therefore, being predjudice agianst homosexuality is wrong.

God says "Come as you are and don't hide". Okay, yes homosexuality is sin, but it doesn't mean your going to Hell. Besides, more cultures now notice's homosexuality as well as religions. They view it as a choice that people make. They see it as "proud" or "pride", meaning thier not ashamed to admit their homosexual.

If some religions view homosexuality as a choice, why can't we? Homosexuality is known to exist in all countries and cultures. Although some governments deny that homosexuality exist in their country. Nevertheless, the most visible form of hommosexuality is the actual relationship, they can't deny it after that. Government should respect people as a whole as well as others. Their so insecure about homosexuality because they find it wrong. But it's not their decision of who we can and can't be. It's ours.

Do you think we are the same person, bi-sexual, homophile(attracted to the same sex but doesn't have or show a relationship), gay, lesbian or whatever you decide to call it? Yes we are. Being either of those orientations are just the orientation, not their actual self. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover so you shouldn't judge a person by their title. One of my family members was going through a "dark period" and she made a decsion to be a lesbian. She now call's it a phase that she went through but nevertheles, she wanded up being striaght two years later. We couldn't judge her because it was a choice that she decided to make and we had to supprot her the entire time instead of judging her. At least she was open about it instead of "staying in the closet". We had to love her reguardless of what and who she is. It did't change her and we love her to this day.

In some people's perspective, being homsexual can change a person's personality. That can sometimes be correct but it can also be incorrect. Their personality does't change, just their actual self. Being homosexual can't change your life and personality. Technically your relationships are the same also. It's the same as being with a male if your a female or if your a female being with a male. Some people don't or shouldn't act different just because their homosexual. They have to also realize that that's a choice that they decided to make. Although some people are secretive about their orientation also known as "in the closet". That's a choice that they decide to make as well if they decide to come out also known as "out of the closet". The ones that are open about their orientation are trusting the people that they told to not judge them and to support them. This might not always happen with them supporting them but at least you tried. Their "proud" or have "pride" which means they are not ashmed to admit that their homosexual. Live you life doing what you do best no matter what you are.

We're given free will to do what we please. That means we have a right of choice, a right to decide what we want for ourselves and so on. According to the Constitution we have freedom of choice. We can make whatever decision we decide to make as long as it's not a crimal decision. Isn't it true that we have a freedom to do whatever we want? So if a person decides to be homosexual, isn't that their choice?

We have a opinion to be whoever we decide to be. If you decide to be emo, then your depressed. If you decide to be gothic, then you wear all black and most don't believe in God. Everyone one has a choice to be who they want. I'm frightened of gothics because they were all black and that to me means death but I can't sit and juge them just because there gothics. That's just them and that's their choice of decision. I'm not going to discriminate against them becuase I'll then be a hypocrite. I have to deal with the fact of them making that decision and so be it.

If we decide to judge a few people, we'd be judging 8.8 million people just because of who they are. Do we have a right to? Yes we do but should we? No we shouldn't. It's proven that 45% of gays and 25% of lesbians experince verbal and phsyical abuse just because thier homosexual. 28% are forced to drop out of school just because their hurt by someone's judgement.

Due to peoples' judgement, everyday Americans from age 15-24 attend to commit suicide.This all comes from pressure, bullying or of someones ignorance towards some one. Homosexuals confidences are put down because of who they are. In fact, their self-esteem is even low just because of someone's comment. What people don't see is what they have to deal with just with themselves. Do you really think they need your judgement to go along with it. They have to deal with a war of their own everyday. Homosexual should be looked as we're the same person regaurdless of anyone's orientation. It's a choice of their own.

Being bi-sexual, bi-curious, gay, lesbian, dyke, queer, transgender, or homophile does not change who you are. These people have to go through their trials and tribulations with themselves at the end of the day. There is a total of approxmaitly 8.8 million homosexuals based on the 2005/2006 American community. Now just think in 2010 how many it would be in just America. Out of the 8.8 million, 7.2 million Americans under the age of 20 are homosexual. 45% male and 20% female. Homosexuality is occuring where you live, in your surroundings, and in your schools. I know it's hard to except in the begining, but sooner or later, your going to have to face it. Homosexuality is occuring in America, Austrailla, China, and all acoss the globe. It's life. Therefore, being predjudice against homosexuality is wrong. Please don't treat homosexuals different because of who they are.

-Kayla Casey