Growing up I had a very normal childhood. I have lived in the same house my entire life, I am not adopted, and I have not been aware of any financial difficulties within my family. I understand that I am ver blessed in this way. My parents have raised me very strictly to treat everyone as equals.
One day I was frustrated with someone and said, "wow that is so gay'. It was that day that my Dad yelled at me and then sat me down to explain to me how hurtful this saying was. He told me that my Uncle was gay. I do not think this was s surprise to me; however, I do not remember because I was so young. I remember I felt uncomfortable the first time I saw my uncle kiss his now long time partner. However, it soon grew to be normal. I love my uncle and his partner very much, and I have learned to accept homosexuality.
Now that my sister is married, her husband believes that homosexuality is a sin. This is very stressful for her because she is afraid our uncle will find out, and that it will ruin her relationship with our uncle. For me this proves that the acceptance of homosexuality is not always natural. My sister's husband has never been around a gay person before and is probably a big reason why he feels uncomfortable around it. I believe that it is very important to surround yourself with people of different lifestyles before you make a clear decision on what your view is because I would probably think differently of homosexuality if I did not have relatives who were gay.
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