The whole discussion in class today really had me thinking about all of the different ways people view LGBT’s in relation to my own beliefs. The whole stigma about homosexuality is extremely perplexing to me. The fact that dominant ideals in society are so narrow minded to believe that only a man and a woman should be together regardless of individual happiness is absurd. Even in the realm of sports you would think that with the pressures and discrimination put upon athletes and their sexualities that they would be more accepting to them. Instead they make matters worse by distancing themselves when if they only banned together and acted as one they would have much more of an influence on the media and the rest of the world. Which leads me to present issues such as Prop 8, the idea that people are even considering putting a proposition into law that overtly discriminates against a certain group of people is completely contradictory to the definition of democracy and the ideals for which this country was founded? This cannot be right, could it? Is it possible that with the transition that is steadily being made towards the acceptance of LGBT’s in sport could it have a positive influence on the change in ideology for all people?
Ashley Cole
Kin 338I.S6
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