The Life You Live
For my final blog I will be talking
about sexual orientation which we discussed in Sexuality and Society. This topic has always interested me because I
have several homosexual friends. There are also many opinions and arguments
about one’s sexual orientations that bother me.
I personally am all for freedom of choice. However, regardless of the
opinions of one person, individuals are going to live their lives the way they
want, with who they want. In this blog I will share some of the experiences I
have had regarding people’s sexual orientation.
Growing up,
my cousin, who was several years older than me, struggled with her sexuality.
Being that I am younger than her, at the time I did not really understand what
she meant because I was too busy being kid. I did not comprehend what there was
to be confused about. However, as I got older it became clearer what she was
struggling with. It was not until her senior year of high school that she came
out of the closet. When she finally came out to her family her mother was far
from accepting of the news. On the other hand her father was more accepting and
did not judge her the way my aunt did. Finally, after years of fighting, my
aunt came to her senses and began making an effort to understand this is who my
cousin was. She finally embraced her.
My most
recent exposure to various sexual preferences was I was a freshman at NIU. Being
around 23,000 people daily exposed me to a wide variety of people. During my freshman
year I joined a dance team that consisted of male and female dancers. As time went
on I learned so much about them on an individual basis, including who they
preferred to date. Every male dancer on the team was gay and we had 2 lesbians.
It deeply saddens me that at some point in time these individuals could face
ridicule solely based on who they choose to love. The only thing differentiating myself from
these friends of mine is their preference in who to date. Biologically we have
the same makeup.
I have also met a person who was biologically born a male but identified
themselves as female, in other words they were transgender. How a person identifies themselves is
completely up to that person. Who are we to judge? Who are we to tell that
person how they should feel and identify themselves? We are not in a place to
tell someone how they should feel.
While I may
be okay with any identity, whether it be homosexual, heterosexual, or
transgender, there are many people who will never be okay with it. All over the world you hear of people who are
against gay married and hold protest to make sure a law does not pass in their
favor. Taking it above and beyond that, hate crimes are constantly making the
news headlines. Regardless of the argument against gay marriage whether it is
biblical reasons, personal beliefs, etc. I do not feel we are in a place to tell
someone how to feel. It does not do anyone any good. It is better to just got
on living life the way we choose.
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