Diversity Experience
June 2015, the United States Supreme Court made same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states. People across the Nation are divided on this issue. I found myself feeling indifferent on the Supreme Court’s decision. I know I would never want to marry a person of the same sex, so the decision by the Supreme Court had no effect on me personally. Some religions are against same-sex marriages, and consider homosexuality as a sin and immoral. I grew up as a Southern-Baptist, and I too looked upon homosexuality as deviant behavior. Over time, my view has changed. I disagree on suppressing a person’s rights because of their sexual orientation.
Having the opportunity to travel and seeing different cultures, I have come to believe that people have the right to be happy. If I were not afforded this opportunity, my view would most likely remained the same. Sometimes I find myself conflicted between what society says is okay and my core beliefs. Even if society things certain things are acceptable, my core beliefs will never change. I do not consider myself homophobic, but in the past, my actions and statements were heterosexism. I personally do not identify with the LGBT lifestyle, and I do not condone hatred and maltreatment to those who do.
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Each attribute possibly at the other end of the spectrum compared to the majority of the audience I will be a part of during the event. Having understood my positionality and aware of my bias of not fully understanding how someone could have intimate feelings for the opposite sex, prepared me to not questioning how each individual entering the room might identify. In preparation of my experience, as a researcher, I must echo the voice of the LGBT population that I observed when
June 2015, the United States Supreme Court made same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states. People across the Nation are divided on this issue. I found myself feeling indifferent on the Supreme Court’s decision. I know I would never want to marry a person of the same sex, so the decision by the Supreme Court had no effect on me personally. Some religions are against same-sex marriages, and consider homosexuality as a sin and immoral. I grew up as a Southern-Baptist, and I too looked upon homosexuality as deviant behavior. Over time, my view has changed. I disagree on suppressing a person’s rights because of their sexual orientation.
Having the opportunity to travel and seeing different cultures, I have come to believe that people have the right to be happy. If I were not afforded this opportunity, my view would most likely remained the same. Sometimes I find myself conflicted between what society says is okay and my core beliefs. Even if society things certain things are acceptable, my core beliefs will never change. I do not consider myself homophobic, but in the past, my actions and statements were heterosexism. I personally do not identify with the LGBT lifestyle, and I do not condone hatred and maltreatment to those who do.
For me to gain a better …show more content…
Each attribute possibly at the other end of the spectrum compared to the majority of the audience I will be a part of during the event. Having understood my positionality and aware of my bias of not fully understanding how someone could have intimate feelings for the opposite sex, prepared me to not questioning how each individual entering the room might identify. In preparation of my experience, as a researcher, I must echo the voice of the LGBT population that I observed when