By: Burhan

Burhan — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:59:06 +0000

Tristynthose are some good points: there is a lot of prieilvge for straight people as they are in the majority, and we live in a society that embraces the ideals of the majority. however, i’ll have to respectfully disagree. why does there need to be pride without shame? what does pride truly accomplish? to draw example from another minority, there is a video out there with morgan freeman talking about black history month that really resonated with me. and i agree with him. a month dedicated to certain minority does not alleviate the prejudice experienced by that minority. rather it further divides the community as a whole when it dedicates certain months to certain minorities. in my experience, having personal pride brings a person farther away, not closer to, others. it should be natural to love onesself, if one does not believe society’s story that people should feel shame because of who they are. the only reason pride is there is to fight that shame, and by doing so, almost defend its existence.in america, the bottom line is that equality should be for all. gay people are part of this all and therefore deserve rights. it’s that simple.in my humble opinion, i believe that as personal pride divides a person from others, pride of a group divides that group from this all. the more people that believe that everyone is a part of the whole, the closer we will be to securing equality for all.dignity is inherent, not something that has to be proved by parades. it’s what is left when all the shame is taken away. but that’s just my opinion. i look forward to hearing yours!

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By: Burhan