The Importance Of Gay Rights

Register to read the introduction… For example, “The shirt was suppose to be on sale, but when I got there it was regular priced, that was so gay because I didn’t have enough money to buy it.” The word gay is also used in the right context on occasions when people think that the actions of others of the same sex are doing something that seems to be of homosexual nature. As time progresses the restrictions and secrecy that have been put on the homosexual community have broadened. There are thousands of events today thrown by the gay community, for people to come out openly and express their characteristics without shame. In 1892, “Wisconsin [became] the first state to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation” (The American Gay Rights Movement). Every year there are events held to show gay pride and to motivate people to accept this way of living and what the term truly means. There are events ranging from film festivals to banquets and fundraisers. One of the major events that happen all over the country are gay parades that people of all sexual orientations participate in to show support of the change that America is going …show more content…
Many people against gay marriage, or gay adoption, and even homosexual relationships often put on strikes during gay pride events. These strikes and shows of activism have lead to potentially dangerous actions. There are people who speak out against gay relationships and their opinions on what they could be doing to our society. “The head of a conservative lobbyist group in California warned the listeners of his daily radio show that America’s children will delivered “straight into the arms of the homosexual activist community” (Pinknews). Opinions like this are often spoken out by conservatives who truly think that the homosexual nature is wrong. There are some other groups who think this way of living is wrong and use the term gay with negative connotation. Even though homosexuals are still gaining rights some people still segregate them and treat them worse than people who live a heterosexual lifestyle. Despite these acts and opinions of people, gay activism still continues and gay people are now gaining more rights. In some schools some teachers are teaching children to respect the homosexual lifestyle even if they don’t agree with it and telling children to use the word in the right context when they can. There are many words today that have meant one thing in an earlier part of time, but as time progresses the youth of our world have changed its meaning. Not only has the word “gay” changed dramatically over time, but so have the context and representation of the word. The growth and the acceptance of the gay lifestyle is moving very quickly and the term is now starting to be used less frequently because America is starting to understand what the word truly means. If people today knew what some of the words they use and some of the actions they participate in truly meant, they would refrain from its use, like they are beginning to do with the term