I
Support Gay Rights 100% and So Should You!!
An
Essay by Wolf Larsen
I
think the major difference between straight people and gay people is that
straight people make lots of babies and gay people don't. Is there a shortage of babies on this planet? Some people argue that homosexuality isn't
"natural" – is that because a homosexual couple can't make
babies? But isn't there already enough
babies as it is?
Bigots
are against gay marriage. But if you
look up gay in the dictionary you will find gay means happy. And there's lots of unhappy marriages! So what's the problem? Gays should have every right to be married
and miserable like straight people!
All
jokes aside gays should be treated with respect. Gays should have all the same rights as straight
people. Since gay men tend to dress
nicer, groom themselves better, and get along with women better than straight
men I can't imagine why any heterosexual man would want these good-looking men
to be straight. In fact, I figure the
more gay guys the merrier for me – because that means all the more women for
me!
But
seriously, there's nothing more cowardly than a group of straight men attacking
one gay man or two gay men. Gay men have
an undeserved reputation for being meek – but if that's so how come it takes a
dozen straight bigots to beat up two gay men?
It must be that the bigots are the ones who are weak and cowardly – and
ignorant too! I'm a strong believer in
the Second Amendment. It's important
that gays have the right to defend themselves against violent homophobic
bigots.
Straight
workers must fight for full equality rights for gay workers. Straight workers must fight against
homophobic discrimination on the job.
Think about it – if management can get away with discriminating against
gays then that means they can get away with discriminating against blacks,
Latinos, women, and anybody else they don't like. It is in the self-interest of straight
workers to defend gay workers. All
workers must remember that an injury to one is an injury to all! Even if you're a straight white man you
should defend homosexuals. If management
can get away with firing or discriminating against somebody because they're gay
– then maybe tomorrow management will fire you or discriminate against you just
because they don't like your personality!
I am a straight white male – and in spite of showing up on time every
day and always working without an excuse in all kinds of weather and always
doing my job – I still found myself afoul of management now and then – probably
because I speak my mind. I had a union
job, and I am glad that management couldn't fire people just because they were
gay or they were black or because they spoke out about certain problems on the
job.
The
fact is gays are used as scapegoats. If
you're frustrated because your job is paying you peanuts, because your rent is
too high, because you're always stuck in traffic, because blah blah blah – you
shouldn't take out your frustrations on someone just because they're gay – just
because they prefer somebody of the same gender. Who cares if someone prefers another person
of the same gender – what does it matter to you? What does somebody else's sexual preferences
have to do with paying your bills or any of your other problems?
If
you're a worker than you should support the struggle of gay workers for full equality. Why?
Because they're workers just like you!
Besides, if you support their struggle, then they'll support your
struggle. If you're black you should
support the struggle of women and gays and Latinos for equality – so that
they'll support your struggle for equality too!
If you're a woman then you should support the struggle for gay rights
for the same reason. If you're a
straight white male worker then you should support the struggle of gay workers
for full equality for the simple reason that they are workers – just like you.
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