The Revolt - Homophobia

"Homophobia doesn't end with same sex marriage rights, it will end once people are no longer threatened by those who prefer the same sex."
-Martin Dansky; Canadian actor, artist, and writer

HERE’S THE PROBLEM.

Homophobia has become a very natural American concept. Many people promote or spread homophobia without even realizing it. The term “That’s gay” usually is used in a negative way, which basically refers to homosexuality as a negative topic. Gay jokes are often told unintentionally. It is difficult to say exactly why people are homophobic. Some religions are against homophobia, but some of the protesting that goes on is totally uncalled for. Some people just think homophobia is morally wrong. Either way, gays should not have to put up with some of the abuses that they are faced with.

HERE’S WHAT WE GOTTA DO.

If we want to decrease the amount of homophobia in the world, we should simply be less judgmental. Even if you believe that homosexuality is wrong, it is unnecessary to express hatred toward them. Our goal is not to change people’s opinions, it is to educate people and make them more aware of the cruelty that gays live with.

THE RESULTS OF HOMOPHOBIA.

I am the boy who never finished high school because I was called a fag every day.

I am the girl who was kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.

I am the prostitute working the streets because no one will hire a transsexual woman.

I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.

We are the parents who buried our bisexual daughter long before her time.

I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.

I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.

We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.

I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.

I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am a male.

I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.

I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.

I am the woman who died when the EMT’s stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.

I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn't have to deal with society hating me.

I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors on my kind.

I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most; love.

I am the person ashamed to tell my own friends I'm a lesbian because they constantly make fun of them.

I am the boy who was tied to a fence, beaten to a bloody pulp and left to die because two straight men wanted to "teach me a lesson."