John Leland Homophobia And Inequality

Although homophobia is not talked about as much as it used to, it is still a very apparent issue in both the United States and surrounding countries. In two recent articles I read homophobia was an issue in both. Neither article specifically talked about homophobia but both articles help prove that homophobia and inequality against the LGBT community is still going on and needs to be put to a stop. I read both articles “Parenthood Denied by the Law” by John Leland and “Pop Culture Still Fails Queer People” by Nico Lang. When you compare the two articles, the content is not very similar but they both address the underlying issues of homophobia and inequality. In the first article John Leland discusses the custody issue concerning two lesbians. …show more content…
It is important to expose the way homosexual couples are mistreated. Showing the world exactly how unfair homosexuals feel would shine a light on truly how hard of an impact not being able to use the law like you could if you were heterosexual. Why should this be a problem, everybody should be treated equality. How can the law say “if Ms. Paczkowski were a man in the same position, the law might point towards a different ruling”(1). It shouldn’t matter who is loving the child, whether it be two moms, two dads or a heterosexual couple. How can we say the heterosexual couple would be a better parent to the child? Gender plays no part in the ability to love therefore, we need to stop using it as an excuse when it comes to the law. The author of the second article I read would agree with the first author in the fact that a heterosexual couple does not have the ability to love a child more any more than a homosexual couple. The author of the second article would also advocate that the homophobia needs to stop in the United States. It is unfair to keep gays and lesbians off of television, and it is unfair to act like they don’t exist. The author Nico Lang makes you question how much of the homophobia is still around in the United States. I never realized it was as big of a problem as it still is. Truly I thought in today’s world that everybody accepted everybody no matter the ethnicity …show more content…
You never realize that something is happening until it is brought up to your attention and you truly understand what is meant. In the first article by John Leland I was shocked to hear that this was ever a court case. I did not ever hear of this happening until I read this article. It is shocking to see a judge say something like “if you were a man”. This world is so based off of gender, and who should be in charged based on gender. This world we live in is a man’s world. In the case that more situations arise like the court case Leland mentioned, I think it is more important to look and evaluate the home life. How can you make the statement that the child can no longer see the parent that took care of him for the beginning years of his life solely off the of the fact she is a women, and was not married at the time the child was born. This article should be exposed and the laws should consider changing because this law is simply unfair. The second article makes me want to become a television producer to simply play more shows with homosexuals as the main characters that come back every week. I think if homosexual couples were brought up more in the news, media, and on television, people wouldn’t think of gay and lesbian relationships as so foreign. They would see the relationship to be like a heterosexual relationship. It is important for people in the LGBT community feel safe and proud of who they are as a