An ever-so prevalent issue that I would like to bring to the forefront of discussion is the continuation of depriving the LGBTQ community on a global-scale the security of expressing their identity without persecution and scrutiny. With a family that originates from Vietnam, their outlook on life and thoughts on more modern-social topics have always been an outdated, and intolerant one. Being the archetypal "closeted" kid, this presented itself as an issue, as I know personally I will never live up to be the ideal masculine image of what a normative male should be in my Mother's eyes, and I will never be one to wed and have children in hopes of continuing my Father's pedigree. In a sense, I've been living life feeling strangled by an invisible
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A sexual preference, that does not hinder someone's ability to co-exist peacefully amongst others nor does it cause harm to others, should not terrorize someone's mind like this, making them anxious as to the way their demeanor comes off as in fear of being outed. Fortunately, in today's society LGBTQ rights have been progressing tremendously....at least in the United States. We always seem to be caught in our own problems that we forget to realize people have it worse around us. Me being scared to come out to my parents does not compare to the horrors that other LGBTQ people living in foreign countries are facing every day, where police brutality and government law condemns them from even showing any signs of expression. I've seen the world come so far in just 17 years of being alive, but I've always seen the horrors of the recent Egypt Crack-down and Chechyna Imprisonment of the LGBTQ community. No matter what reason countries or people give to support these actions, I want to make it a mission to preach acceptance and tolerance of alternative lifestyles that may deviate from the "normal" of heterosexual
A sexual preference, that does not hinder someone's ability to co-exist peacefully amongst others nor does it cause harm to others, should not terrorize someone's mind like this, making them anxious as to the way their demeanor comes off as in fear of being outed. Fortunately, in today's society LGBTQ rights have been progressing tremendously....at least in the United States. We always seem to be caught in our own problems that we forget to realize people have it worse around us. Me being scared to come out to my parents does not compare to the horrors that other LGBTQ people living in foreign countries are facing every day, where police brutality and government law condemns them from even showing any signs of expression. I've seen the world come so far in just 17 years of being alive, but I've always seen the horrors of the recent Egypt Crack-down and Chechyna Imprisonment of the LGBTQ community. No matter what reason countries or people give to support these actions, I want to make it a mission to preach acceptance and tolerance of alternative lifestyles that may deviate from the "normal" of heterosexual