Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Gay Pride
Recently, three of my friends have come out as being gay or lesbian. Although I was surprised, I do not have a problem with it at all and I'm proud that they are comfortable enough to come out. I told each of them that I supported them and that they were still the exact same person to me. However, some of my other friends didn't take the news so lightly. When it doesn't concern them, they claim that they are fine with homosexuality. This didn't seem to be the case when they found out about their friends. One of my friends said he felt as if his friend had "just died" and that he would "never look at him the same." Another explained that "it was okay," but she did not want to "be around it or hear about it." Why are people accepting of homosexuality in general but then when it directly relates to them suddenly it's a different story?
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I think that people like the idea of everybody being equal and it does not matter who they love but everyone is different.Some people like you and me are suportive of gay rights and some are not. My Godfather is gay so I grew up understanding that it was ok to be gay and that it isn't that big of a deal he would still be family if he was not gay. For me personaly I am more comfortable with a gay couple then a lesbian but thats just me. I hate when people say that the person is not the same and that like your freind said "just died" the should feel happy that there freind has become comfortable enough to tell them that they are gay.
Julia,
Good idea on an important topic -- but it'd be nice to take this post farther. How exactly are these folks being accepted, how has their self-identity changed as a result of their public disclosure?
This past weekend I watched a movie called Prayers for Bobby. It's based on a true story about a gay teenager who when tells his family about his sexuality, they don't accept him. He eventually commited suicide. This movie really got it me. It's extremely sad for someone to not even be accepted by their own family just because of who they are. The same applies to friends.
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