Preface
In #LoveWins, I recount the development of my interest in human rights via my interactions with the LGBTQ community. From my schools years where I befriended a girl with two mothers to the transition of a student in my class to the Supreme Court same-sex marriage transition. The rights of the LGBTQ community has entangled my life from the beginning, this narrative recounts moments within the entanglement.
Margaret and Irene (2004 - 2007)
Margaret and Irene, sisters adopted from Guatemala, resided with their mothers. Their mothers, Marie and Lauren, engaged in a civil arrangement because same-sex married prevailed as illegal in Hawaii. As a child, I knew nothing about gay rights; after I became estranged from Margaret, I recognized …show more content…
The new gender pronoun and the masculine name change slipped off the tongues of teachers and students. Benjamin’s demeanor changed from secretive and secluded to open with more students. I saw him laugh for the first time after the transition and understood the transition freed his personality. In developing my interest in human rights and civil rights, interactions with Benjamin informed my knowledge that transgender rights mattered and to ignore their rights ignored the rights of civilians.
#LoveWins (26 June 2015)
On the morning of June 26, 2015, I awoke to the news of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision. Before learning the bedroom I shared with my sister, Lily said, “Gay marriage is legal.” “Really?” I said. “Yes,” Lily said smiling. From the announcement of the Supreme Court decision to hear the case in the same-sex marriage debate, I followed the case. In my opinion, the United States Constitution guaranteed equality, which meant the repression of gay marriage constituted as unconstitutional. Love won with the Court decision, surpassing religious bigotry and
In #LoveWins, I recount the development of my interest in human rights via my interactions with the LGBTQ community. From my schools years where I befriended a girl with two mothers to the transition of a student in my class to the Supreme Court same-sex marriage transition. The rights of the LGBTQ community has entangled my life from the beginning, this narrative recounts moments within the entanglement.
Margaret and Irene (2004 - 2007)
Margaret and Irene, sisters adopted from Guatemala, resided with their mothers. Their mothers, Marie and Lauren, engaged in a civil arrangement because same-sex married prevailed as illegal in Hawaii. As a child, I knew nothing about gay rights; after I became estranged from Margaret, I recognized …show more content…
The new gender pronoun and the masculine name change slipped off the tongues of teachers and students. Benjamin’s demeanor changed from secretive and secluded to open with more students. I saw him laugh for the first time after the transition and understood the transition freed his personality. In developing my interest in human rights and civil rights, interactions with Benjamin informed my knowledge that transgender rights mattered and to ignore their rights ignored the rights of civilians.
#LoveWins (26 June 2015)
On the morning of June 26, 2015, I awoke to the news of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision. Before learning the bedroom I shared with my sister, Lily said, “Gay marriage is legal.” “Really?” I said. “Yes,” Lily said smiling. From the announcement of the Supreme Court decision to hear the case in the same-sex marriage debate, I followed the case. In my opinion, the United States Constitution guaranteed equality, which meant the repression of gay marriage constituted as unconstitutional. Love won with the Court decision, surpassing religious bigotry and