The deprivation of equality and respect towards the LGBT Community is one of the most controversial, but needed changes in the United States, and respectively over 20,000 gay-rights activist took the streets of New York City on June 13, 2016 for the city’s annual Gay Rights Parade; an iconic photo was taken that highlights three rhetorical appeals that helps convince people of my argument that gays should be completely equal as everyone else. The emotional appeal in Figure 1 is shown through a group of very diverse and zealous people all wearing peace signs, holding up the gay pride flag, and passionately protesting for equality for the members of the LGBT community. The record setting number of people that came together in support at the Gay
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A common misconception within American society is the only people who can protest for gay rights and equality are people who are in the LGBT community and usually uninformed people think it’s the more flamboyant people such as drag queens, but this picture proves otherwise; each person in this picture could easily be in the LGBT community, but they break the stereotype that protesters are flamboyant and over the top kinds of people; the people in the picture are very diverse, ardent, everyday looking people which brings a more relatable stand point for the anti-gays; with the amount of diversity and relatability within the group of protesters, more unpersuaded people will join in on the argument for equality for gays now that they feel like they can belong within the group of non LGBT protesters. The guy towards the far left of the picture has the words “Repeal Prop 8” on his t-shirt; the fact that he is wearing that shirt effects viewers because Prop 8 was a law passed in California in 2008 that made same-sex marriage illegal, and not being able to marry someone because they are the same sex can make the viewer angry and sad for the LGBT community, which helps bring more support for equality for all. Everyone in the picture is also wearing a peace sign, whether on their bracelet or in their shirt; this helps support my argument because gay people are protesting for equality, but they are doing it civilly and
A common misconception within American society is the only people who can protest for gay rights and equality are people who are in the LGBT community and usually uninformed people think it’s the more flamboyant people such as drag queens, but this picture proves otherwise; each person in this picture could easily be in the LGBT community, but they break the stereotype that protesters are flamboyant and over the top kinds of people; the people in the picture are very diverse, ardent, everyday looking people which brings a more relatable stand point for the anti-gays; with the amount of diversity and relatability within the group of protesters, more unpersuaded people will join in on the argument for equality for gays now that they feel like they can belong within the group of non LGBT protesters. The guy towards the far left of the picture has the words “Repeal Prop 8” on his t-shirt; the fact that he is wearing that shirt effects viewers because Prop 8 was a law passed in California in 2008 that made same-sex marriage illegal, and not being able to marry someone because they are the same sex can make the viewer angry and sad for the LGBT community, which helps bring more support for equality for all. Everyone in the picture is also wearing a peace sign, whether on their bracelet or in their shirt; this helps support my argument because gay people are protesting for equality, but they are doing it civilly and