Engl 2 Causal
Engl 2 Causal
Engl 2 Causal
McKenzee Lilley
Professor Moore
ENGL 1302.08
19 March 2017
Do Not Discriminate
Discrimination against homosexuals has been around since the early 1900s, if not earlier.
A lot of people in society kill the idea that homosexuality is acceptable. The discrimination
against the LGBTQ community affects many people emotionally and physically. Same-sex
marriage was legalized in 2016, but it sadly did not stop all the bigotry that goes on in society.
Hate crimes are still active in the world because people are not stopped when they discriminate.
There are numerous shooting attacks that have been made against gays like the shooting at the
Orlando Gay Club in June 2016. The discrimination can make people feel like they have to hide
themselves or that there is something wrong with them and nobody should have to feel that way.
Many homosexuals seek advice and hope to get some kind of relief from watching coming out
stories and looking up online how to tell parents that they are gay. Knowing people have to look
up how to do that or are scared of telling their parents, justifies discrimination against
homosexuals still is not over. Discrimination is a horrible thing and everybody should be
accepted just the way they are. People's actions and beliefs are at the heart of their discriminatory
behavior which often leads to society issues, hate crimes, and suicide.
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This image of a woman raising the gay pride flag in the air reflects back to the day gay
marriage was legalized. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the
United States, and as it spread worldwide; many people became happy they could love and have
the same rights as heterosexual citizens. This visual represents that as all the other important
flags, like the United States of America flag, fly high across the nation, the gay pride flag is now
just as important.
The causes of discrimination start with different beliefs and cultures. Most beliefs in
religious views are that homosexuality is immoral and it is against God's teachings. Some believe
that homosexuality is dangerous for children, and according to Ruthann Robson, Christian
fundamentalists have portrayed gay men and lesbians as predators who target children, hoping to
seduce them into a life of depravity and disease. Children should be able to learn about
homosexuality without thinking something is wrong with it because there may come a time they
are gay. Most religions use to believe that gay people need conversion therapy or to have the gay
prayed away, but conversion therapy is a dangerous thing and should be praised for not being
used anymore. Many religious people claim they do not sin, but judging someone by who they
are is sinning. God loves everyone and is forgiving, and he also gets to tell one where they go
when they pass, so others do not get to decide that just because they think it is wrong.
Discriminating against homosexuals is sinning, so for the people who say homosexuality sends
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you to hell, also sin when saying things like that. The religious people who do not think
homosexuality is adequate believe that same sex marriage is never acceptable and that it is hated
by God. Many places around the world do not accept homosexuality and many gay people are
punished for being homosexual. According to Wendy Turner-Frey, Members of the community
feel empowered by the laws, and thus feel justified in punishing someone for the crime of
homosexuality, so people get punished and are not treated like other citizens just because of
their sexual orientation. Religion plays a key role in the cause of homosexual disapproval in
society.
The effects of discrimination against homosexuality are suicide, society issues, gay
people being scared to be them selves and hate crimes. Many people every year commit suicide
because they know society is not accepting of their sexual orientation. Suicide is a serious issue
in the world, and it is ignored too often. Due to homosexuals being looked down upon because
same-sex dating is not okay in society, gay people tend to hide or even end their life. Gay slurs
like faggot and dyke are used too often and the negative impact it has is usually overlooked.
Many parents do not approve of their children being gay, and that makes it hard for the children
to come out and be who they are. Many coming out stories are upsetting because the things
people go through just to be who they are, and it is not right for people to be scared of
themselves. Hate crimes against homosexuals are continually happening and it drastically affects
society. Shootings, stabbings, torture, and abuse are all examples of what some discriminating
people do and it affects many homosexuals lives in a negative way. In March 2013, a young
man I knew in Jamaica was murdered for being gay. A group of men stabbed him to death in the
middle of the day in the busy market area. No one was arrested for this crime. Last June, another
young man I know in Jamaica was beaten nearly to death for the same reason this describes
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how poorly homosexuals are treated, and nothing is done about it (Turner-Frey). Now this did
not take place in America, but the point is discrimination happens everywhere and there are
Discrimination against homosexuals took place in Orlando, Florida and changed many
lives forever. On June 13, 2016, there was a mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando called Pulse.
Many people were killed and many were injured. At the moment of the shooting, it was hard for
families to know who survived and who had died due to the numerous amount of people
involved. Homosexuals go to gay bars, or clubs, to be themselves and feel loved for who they
are, but it is scary to know they can not even go there without having to worrying about their
own safety June 13--For the LGBT community, gay bars are a haven, a place where they can be
themselves without fear or judgment. Though the shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando,
has shaken them, local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people aren't letting the violence
take away their safe space(Ardis). The LGBTQ community stayed together and did not let the
shooting take away their identities. This hate crime towards homosexuals shows how dangerous
and upsetting it is to know they get targeted for being who they are.
orientation discrimination, but also race, religion, and gender deal with hate in society. Everyone
deserves to be equal and treated the same way. When certain people are treated good, and others
are treated bad, it gives society the thought of hate is okay. Society is more accepting of
homosexuals since gay marriage was legalized, but it still happens. No matter what people are
being prejudice about, it really does damage not only to the victims it is happening to, but it is
also doing damage to society as a whole. Everyone is suppose to come together as one in this
nation, but that has not happened because people are prejudice more than they realize. Different
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beliefs and cultures are causing people to hate on others because they are not the same as
someone elses, and because there is much hate it is effecting society by victims being scared,
suicide, and hate crimes. Stopping bias human beings from loathing on others to loving everyone
for who they are, yet a person can not force someone to love another may just help reduce
discrimination. If people were to at least be accepting, or just not be hateful, society could be
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