The Single Story Essay

As I started my senior year in High School, its was quite unnatural knowing that I am one step closer of going into the "real world", you know that "world" that your teachers and parents always preach teens about. I never really knew what was next for me, but bemusement never stopped me from knowing my interest. My devotion is for my English because it involves learning about real world issues. The one lesson that enlightened me is "The Danger of The Single Story". The "Single Story" narrative by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie states that a "single story" is one in which only know one side of the story, and this is problematic because if we are exposed to only one side, then that is how stereotypes and ignorance is created. At that point, I knew that this was true but I was fortunate enough to grow up in a community such as Yes Prep, where we accept and embrace any form of diversity.
As a Latina Pansexual, I always knew that I was in a safe environment where I could be my true self, however, this was not that was not the case for everyone in the LGBT+ community. The more I was exposed to the discrimination the media …show more content…
With this role, I brought up an issue that many were unaware of, and that was the prejudice against transgender people of color. I can still vividly imagine the faces of disbelief the club members when I revealed the fact that more than 15 innocent transgendered women have been killed in 2015, however none of those cases have been reported to mainstream media. I think of those words when I am up at 2 am organizing a fundraiser and baking cupcakes while I am doing my homework in order to raise money for transgender refugee homes. I know that I have an obligation to speak up for people like me who have been murdered. It took me a few years to realize that my efforts could make a difference in my