Lgbt Persuasive Speech

For 197 days I told myself one single phrase that changed my confidence, and on June 26, 2015, a special happiness welled inside of me. A happiness that I can only compare to completing a tedious marathon. Although it won’t affect me yet, I still cried of happiness when I received news of the law passing; same-sex marriage was finally legal in the United States. One specific community has made me love myself more than ever before. In middle school, my friends and I would sit together at our usual lunch table. Occasionally, we would get deep with our conversations; we would share things about ourselves, depending on the topic. We learned from each other by learning about each other. We learned our friends’ religions, which varied from Catholic, …show more content…
Some said it was all a phase, due to me being so young. I was apparently looking for attention. They made me feel like my identity was a disease I could get rid of if I wished hard enough. I’ve been told that I, “don’t look LGBT.” I’ve been told I’m being pretentious, or that because I’m interracial I can’t be pansexual. “You’re too academic to be in the LGBT community,” was the most ridiculous of them all. Being bombarded with “you can’t be” and “I can’t see how you could possibly be” got redundant. However, despite the many rude comments about my orientation, I remained proud. Eventually, I disregarded what they said. I met more people and found the LGBT community to be a second home. The foundation of the group is that everyone is equal, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender. There are no standards to meet; stereotypes are destroyed. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, what your ethnicity is, or who your friends are. The LGBT community is composed of absolutely amazing people who are accepted for who they are. There are open arms and pride flags waving high. There is no hate. Being a part of the community has taught me to own up to who I am and to be