What If Your Kid Was Gay?

What if your kid was gay? How would you feel? Many people think that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.is wrong. When it’s really not, gay people have been treated like scum of the Earth for many years. People don’t understand that being gay isn’t a choice. It is something you are born with and you can’t change like gender or genes. Homosexuals deserve to be treated like everyone else in the world. Now, you can have your opinions but hating on someone for their sexual orientation, isn’t right.
There are many people who don’t believe they deserve rights like marriage. Everyone deserves the right to be with who they want without everyone judging and controlling their life. Homosexuals deserve the right to be parents. There are many organizations that try to get the word out. PFLAG (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays), helps family and friends of LGBT. They also get them through the hard times of being LGBT in society. They are the same as you; there is nothing different about them. They deserve every right you have, you are no better than them.
Teens who are dealing with their sexuality end up struggling with whether they should do what makes them happy or what their parents want them to do. This inner conflict will eventually will lead to the teen wanting to either accepting themselves or wanting to commit suicide. Not every kid has the mentality or positive attitude toward accepting every part of them others need a little support.  There is an organization who deals with teen suicide it is called The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is a suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth who are struggling with their sexuality and feel like they have no other option than to kill themselves.
What do these organizations do?
PFLAG:
  • Support for families, allies, friends & who are LGBTQ
  • Educations for ourselves & others about the unique issues & challenges facing people who are LGBTQ
  • Advocacy in our communities to change attitudes & create policies & laws that achieve full equality for people who are LGBTQ
  • Legal arguments
  • Demonstrate that current marriage laws discriminate against people who are gay or lesbian by relegating their relationship to inferior status & repudiating the legal argument that same-sex couples joining in marriage pose risks for the institution of marriage & threaten children.
  • File beliefs amici on the dangerous practice of so-called “reparative therapy” of SOCE (sexual orientation change efforts)
  • Help with equal rights
  • Provide fair & accurate information about LGBTQ people, their loved ones, the unique challenges they face
  • Support the work of local affiliates
  • Works to ensure equal civil rights & protections for LGBTQ people & works to help make faith communities & work places more welcoming
Gay Marriage was officially legalized in North Carolina but it's hard for a homosexual married couple to have kids or adopt. Even if a lesbian couple who wanted kids but didn't want to adopt got a donor and fertilized one of the women, people believe they deserve the rights. People think that a family with a kid needs a mother and a father. A lesbian couple in Chapel Hill, Anna and Jennifer had a little boy and expecting a little girl. "For many same-sex couples, having children under North Carolina law has been nothing short of complicated, even after the state’s gay marriage ban was struck down in October. Most state adoption laws presume that parenting occurs between a father and mother — forcing Jennifer and Anna and other gay couples in the state to jump through legal hoops to get equal rights to their children." (The Daily Tar Heel). Since same-sex marriage was not legal till October, since Anna and Jennifer had their son only one parent was the legal parent. Once same-sex marriage was legal they can go through stepparent adoption. The couple has to be married for 6 months before they can go through this process. It's crazy that people's opinions can affect a couples life and family. Same-sex couple should be treated just like opposite-sex couple. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/married-gay-couples-face-maze-of-nc-adoption-laws

This assignment has changed me because now I understand how hard people work for gay rights. It's hard for same-sex couples to "fit in" in the world because there are so much they can't do like opposite-sex couples. I am bisexual and if I want to marry a girl, I know how hard it will be. I'm glad that same-sex marriage is legal now but adoption or even just having kids is going to be tough. For any homosexual that feels they don't have a say in the world can join these organizations and support everyone and get the word out about the rights everyone deserves. It's important that no one is not given the rights every human deserves. We are humans just like any heterosexual person and we deserve to be treated like one. If we all stand together, we can make a difference in the world!


  • They have 24/7 counselors to help you deal with any negative thoughts you seem to be having lately.
  • They have a number where you can text or call them if you feel like you cant make it through your day.
  • It is based off of the short film Trevor that shows the struggle with sexual orientation related problems.
  • They have many celebrity spokesmen like Ellen, Tyler Oakley, and Daniel Radcliff etc.
  • They have special chat rooms that are very private.
  • You can also meet other LGBTQ youth through their social media site called Trevorspace
  • They have helped over millions of teens and adolescents that are dealing with their suicide issues.
  • They provide crisis interventions for LGBTQ youth.
  • They partner with major corporations like Wells Fargo, Johnson and Johnson, Yahoo etc.
  • They have many events where you can go donate and meet celebrities.
Suicide effects everyone in a powerful way especially when the victim is a teen. Lately, a few reports have been coming up about a homosexual male committing suicide after some classmates recorded him having sexual relations with another male. Tyler Clementi was a student at Rutgers University. He committed suicide by jumping off of the George Washington Bridge. Clementi was one of five gay related suicide in the last three weeks. For more information about these events go to:http://abcnews.go.com/US/gay-teen-suicide-sparks-debate/story?id=11788128

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