Walking with Hannah
When I was trying to decide what to write about, nothing was striking me. I wanted to find a culture that I had deep-rooted opinions of and a person who would challenge me. As a child, my environment as a whole was completely accepting of people from all lifestyles and backgrounds, except for the LGBTQ+ community. When I realized this, I knew that this was the culture for me to try and understand. I was scared to write about it, because I am still working through my prejudice and don’t quite know where I stand yet, but I knew that is what made this the right topic for me. I knew of a few members of the LGBTQ+ community, and some who are very good friends of mine. But I wanted to talk to someone new, so I didn’t already know …show more content…
But to me it means I know that I love both men and women in the same way that you know you only love men.” The Meaning of Dress defines bisexual as “a person attracted to both genders” (Reilly, p. 186), but I like Hannah’s definition better. Through talking with her about her experience, I learned that she didn’t grow up knowing that she was bisexual, or thinking something was wrong or different from her. I thought that was very interesting, because my impression was that everyone recognized it when they were younger. When I asked her how she describes her culture she immediately said love and acceptance were two huge factors. The gay culture is inclusive of all people from all backgrounds and identities and their main concern is their right to love who they love without being ridiculed. She explained that, sadly, a huge part of her culture, is fear. Hannah, and people like her, are constantly afraid of what others think of them and what some people would do to hurt them. A large part of the current gay culture is feeling a need to defend themselves in every situation, sometimes even when they know they don’t need to. She says it has become a reflex for her and others like …show more content…
Hannah shifted in her seat and folded her legs up under her as if she were trying to take up less space. She said she hoped that things would die down and not get worse. She thinks she will probably be more aware of who she talks to and associates herself with, whether they will be a safe place for her or be potentially harmful. Overall, she wants to challenge herself to be a positive light to those who need it and become more involved in issues that concern her. She believes that now is the time for all people who feel threatened or marginalized to stand up and be ready to fight for themselves, if it comes to
When I was trying to decide what to write about, nothing was striking me. I wanted to find a culture that I had deep-rooted opinions of and a person who would challenge me. As a child, my environment as a whole was completely accepting of people from all lifestyles and backgrounds, except for the LGBTQ+ community. When I realized this, I knew that this was the culture for me to try and understand. I was scared to write about it, because I am still working through my prejudice and don’t quite know where I stand yet, but I knew that is what made this the right topic for me. I knew of a few members of the LGBTQ+ community, and some who are very good friends of mine. But I wanted to talk to someone new, so I didn’t already know …show more content…
But to me it means I know that I love both men and women in the same way that you know you only love men.” The Meaning of Dress defines bisexual as “a person attracted to both genders” (Reilly, p. 186), but I like Hannah’s definition better. Through talking with her about her experience, I learned that she didn’t grow up knowing that she was bisexual, or thinking something was wrong or different from her. I thought that was very interesting, because my impression was that everyone recognized it when they were younger. When I asked her how she describes her culture she immediately said love and acceptance were two huge factors. The gay culture is inclusive of all people from all backgrounds and identities and their main concern is their right to love who they love without being ridiculed. She explained that, sadly, a huge part of her culture, is fear. Hannah, and people like her, are constantly afraid of what others think of them and what some people would do to hurt them. A large part of the current gay culture is feeling a need to defend themselves in every situation, sometimes even when they know they don’t need to. She says it has become a reflex for her and others like …show more content…
Hannah shifted in her seat and folded her legs up under her as if she were trying to take up less space. She said she hoped that things would die down and not get worse. She thinks she will probably be more aware of who she talks to and associates herself with, whether they will be a safe place for her or be potentially harmful. Overall, she wants to challenge herself to be a positive light to those who need it and become more involved in issues that concern her. She believes that now is the time for all people who feel threatened or marginalized to stand up and be ready to fight for themselves, if it comes to