It Matters: Human Rights

So, here we are again- another blog post. What I want to talk about today is equality. As we begin to kick off the start of Black History Month, Mr. Allen had us read the letter that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while he was in jail explaining why all people of different color, sexuality, and race deserve to be treated as equals.

Well, even though we aren't dealing with segregation to the same extent, we are still dealing with discrimination. What I'm really talking about is the discrimination against homosexuals in our society. Today, we are still struggling with the fact that homosexuals are being denied the rights of legally being married and joining the boy scouts- ect.

Well, actually as I'm writing this I'm watching the channel 7 news at 5:30 and it was literally just said as I'm typing this that the boy scouts just lifted the ban of gays in their program, which is great because now my mom will let us buy their popcorn again!!

As some may know, I have a gay brother. He's my best friend and honestly one of the greatest people you will ever meet. What really kills me though is that society isn't fully considering him a human... because if they did he would have all his born-rights.

(side note, this is me and my brother Colin at the Pride Parade in Boystown, kind of an in-the-moment shot of when I found him! ---->)  

Sure people are all like, "Yeah I totally understand, they SHOULD have their right" but then they turn around and use the word "Faggot" as a discriminatory comment.

Now, we aren't the kind of people who will call someone out for maybe saying the word "faggot" or anything, but that doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people. The way people treat homosexuals, the way society treats my brother, isn't right.

Just as the African Americans who battled for their civil rights, so are these amazing people. This is a huge issue in society but thankfully it is slowly but surly bringing justice to the surface. Now-a-days, more and more of society is accepting not only gays in society but are also supporting gay marriage!

This is an important topic and not to be over-looked, we need to fight discrimination and aim for equality for all people of the United States.