Persuasive Paper on Gay Rights

Persuasive Paper

Should we care about events in other parts of the world?

What if you had a voice but every time you would use it no one would listen or care? It would be as if you weren't born with a voice at all. It is like that for some people. Nowadays people are being discriminated for what they believe in, what they stand for, how they look and even who they love. For example Gay rights, everyday someone is either judged, bullied, or even killed by someone or themselves for what he/she believes in. It’s not moral and it sure as heck isn't right. How would you feel if you weren't allowed to marry the person you love because it’s not legal? Something needs to change.

Did you know that according to FBI hate crimes, there were 7,163 reported hate crimes in 2005? 14.5% of which were based on sexual orientation. Most were violent in nature. Did you also know that in public high schools 97% of students report regularly hearing homophobic remarks from their peers? That is just horrible and it’s just because they are different actually different isn't the right word to use because they’re not. They are normal. What makes them any different from you and me? Just because they love the same sex it automatically makes them strange, different, weird etc.? Now that doesn’t make sense, that doesn’t make sense at all. It actually sounds stupid to me.

They’re have been a ton of successful gays in the world. For example Ellen DeGeneres. She is a lesbian and she has a successful talk show. She is also married to a beautiful woman. I look up to Ellen because even though she is funny on T.V. I know she has gone through a lot because of who she loves. She probably has been bullied like a lot of other gays but that has only made her as strong as she is today. If I were her I would have a big laugh at all the people who tried to hold her back because of her sexual orientation.

In conclusion I would like to just say that discrimination of any kind isn't right or moral. No...