Explain Why We Should Not Discriminate Based On Sexual Orientation
We should not discriminate based on sexual orientation because LGBT people are just as human as you and I, and deserve equality.
The issue that many people fail to understand is that sexual orientation is not a choice. If you had to choose between a normal life or a living a life of ridicule, constant discrimination, unequal rights, fear of going out in public, family and friends shunning you, and religions literally preaching against you- which would you choose? Straight people don’t always understand how orientation isn’t a choice, because they’ve never gone through that awful realization that they might not be straight. Straight people don’t just think “Okay, I’m going to be straight.” It’s just that they’ve always known that they’re attracted to the opposite sex. So it’s unfair for people to think that gay people have a thought like “Oh, I’m going to be gay.” Some people might argue that homosexuality is a sin because ‘it says so in the Bible.’ There are so many rules mentioned in the Bible (primarily Leviticus) that aren’t followed. Examples include: wearing two different fabrics; wearing …show more content…
In Brazil, 310 murders in 2012 were based on homophobia. In countries around the Middle East, gay people are killed. Even in countries where gay marriage is legal, teachers can be refused a job for being gay. Gay students can be turned away. Gay men in Canada were just given the right to donate blood, but gay men in places like the Netherlands are denied the right to give blood. In the USA, even with all the recent improvements, LGBT people still face major discrimination. LGBT people can be fired from their jobs based only on their sexual orientation. They can be denied the use of public transit (which sounds familiar to the 50’s and 60’s for black people), coffee shops and bakeries for example can refuse to serve them, and they can be denied rights like
The issue that many people fail to understand is that sexual orientation is not a choice. If you had to choose between a normal life or a living a life of ridicule, constant discrimination, unequal rights, fear of going out in public, family and friends shunning you, and religions literally preaching against you- which would you choose? Straight people don’t always understand how orientation isn’t a choice, because they’ve never gone through that awful realization that they might not be straight. Straight people don’t just think “Okay, I’m going to be straight.” It’s just that they’ve always known that they’re attracted to the opposite sex. So it’s unfair for people to think that gay people have a thought like “Oh, I’m going to be gay.” Some people might argue that homosexuality is a sin because ‘it says so in the Bible.’ There are so many rules mentioned in the Bible (primarily Leviticus) that aren’t followed. Examples include: wearing two different fabrics; wearing …show more content…
In Brazil, 310 murders in 2012 were based on homophobia. In countries around the Middle East, gay people are killed. Even in countries where gay marriage is legal, teachers can be refused a job for being gay. Gay students can be turned away. Gay men in Canada were just given the right to donate blood, but gay men in places like the Netherlands are denied the right to give blood. In the USA, even with all the recent improvements, LGBT people still face major discrimination. LGBT people can be fired from their jobs based only on their sexual orientation. They can be denied the use of public transit (which sounds familiar to the 50’s and 60’s for black people), coffee shops and bakeries for example can refuse to serve them, and they can be denied rights like