Imagine being a homosexual, you’re walking down the street like a normal, everyday person, you have your partner on your arm. You plan to go to dinner tonight with them. But instead a group of people hurt you to the point you’re spending the night in the hospital, all because you aren’t straight. Imagine being Transexual, you’re at a bar, having a good time. Someone comes up and flirts with you, you get deep into conversation. You decide to mention you’re trans, and they do not take it well. They end up hurting you, and that night ends up being your last. They do not get the penalty they deserved.. You’re a student in high school, you’re openly gay. Your friends support you, so does your family. You’re close to graduating.
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Bullying at school and on social media happens more than people realize, causing emotional damage to the victim. Bullying can cause fatal situations. Not only does this hurt the person emotionally, it can cause them to develop depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Many reports of suicide through discrimination this way have been reported in the past years. One report was a man being recorded with another man, and he had no clue about it. It was posted online and the bullying started, and it went on until he couldn’t take it anymore. I know someone personally who faces bullying to the point where they have self harmed, developed depression and self hate, and sometimes not attending school because they do not want to deal with it. These people hurt like any other person does. Many people do not care for hate crimes in this spectrum because their parents raised them that way, or their religion tells them otherwise. Many people that go to my school have made remarks on the religion subject, along with adults I’ve been around. That the bible says it’s a sin to lay as you would a woman, but they leave out that God forgives all …show more content…
It usually comes down to “I don’t agree with it.” Or, “I feel it’s gross and abnormal, so I wanna get rid of it.”, but the situation doesn’t ever affect them. Many of these people seem to forget that the person they hurt has family and friends and aspirations as well.
So many lives are harmed and so many lives are lost because of hate crimes. But people only seem to notice racial crimes, and not LGBT+ crimes, leaving them ignored. People need to put laws against LGBT+ hate crimes, helping victims feel safer, people more protected, and criminals serving time in jail. Sadly, many states do not have laws against this, but as caring people I know we can work to get that fixed. Take my introduction for example, all those are perfect examples for why it should be more noticed. People lose jobs, friends, emotional stability, and lives. Emotional damage is something we need to pay attention to in victims. Emotional damage can lead to them hurting themselves or committing suicide, damaging the people around them. Victims tend to feel alone and they feel like nobody cares or wants to help them. But as people around them we can show they aren’t alone and that we can make the mental abuse
Bullying at school and on social media happens more than people realize, causing emotional damage to the victim. Bullying can cause fatal situations. Not only does this hurt the person emotionally, it can cause them to develop depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Many reports of suicide through discrimination this way have been reported in the past years. One report was a man being recorded with another man, and he had no clue about it. It was posted online and the bullying started, and it went on until he couldn’t take it anymore. I know someone personally who faces bullying to the point where they have self harmed, developed depression and self hate, and sometimes not attending school because they do not want to deal with it. These people hurt like any other person does. Many people do not care for hate crimes in this spectrum because their parents raised them that way, or their religion tells them otherwise. Many people that go to my school have made remarks on the religion subject, along with adults I’ve been around. That the bible says it’s a sin to lay as you would a woman, but they leave out that God forgives all …show more content…
It usually comes down to “I don’t agree with it.” Or, “I feel it’s gross and abnormal, so I wanna get rid of it.”, but the situation doesn’t ever affect them. Many of these people seem to forget that the person they hurt has family and friends and aspirations as well.
So many lives are harmed and so many lives are lost because of hate crimes. But people only seem to notice racial crimes, and not LGBT+ crimes, leaving them ignored. People need to put laws against LGBT+ hate crimes, helping victims feel safer, people more protected, and criminals serving time in jail. Sadly, many states do not have laws against this, but as caring people I know we can work to get that fixed. Take my introduction for example, all those are perfect examples for why it should be more noticed. People lose jobs, friends, emotional stability, and lives. Emotional damage is something we need to pay attention to in victims. Emotional damage can lead to them hurting themselves or committing suicide, damaging the people around them. Victims tend to feel alone and they feel like nobody cares or wants to help them. But as people around them we can show they aren’t alone and that we can make the mental abuse