Gay Rights Persuasive Essay

“Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.” (Social Critic James A. Baldwin). Many people are scared to be themselves. Certain members of The Church discriminate gay people and tell them that the bible condemns homosexuality but they leave out a lot of other things the bible condemns. Marriage is a right to all human beings and should not be taken away due to who they want to marry. A lot of the members of the LGBT community are discriminated and denied at stores, schools, and other public areas. Homosexuals can and should be accepted by The Church, be allowed to and supported in their …show more content…
Homosexuals can and should be loved and accepted by the church, be supported in marriage, and shouldn’t be discriminated against. It doesn’t matter the color of our skin, where we’re from, the language that we speak, or who we are attracted to. We are all people and all deserve equal rights. Christianity is a religion based off of loving everyone but a large portion of Christians are excluding a large group of people. As a Christian myself I can say that I’ve yet to find, in the gospels, where Jesus Himself condemns homosexuality. Love is love. It doesn’t matter if you’re heterosexual or homosexual. Having two moms or two dads is not a setback. It often can lead to more success. Bullying doesn’t end in school, you can be bullied as an adult by private business and government organization. Christianity is a religion based off of loving everyone but a large portion of Christians are excluding a large group of people. As a Christian myself I can say that I’ve yet to find, in the gospels, where Jesus Himself condemns homosexuality. Love is love. It doesn’t matter if you’re heterosexual or homosexual. Having two moms or two dads is not a setback. It often can lead to more success. Bullying doesn’t end in school, you can be bullied as an adult by private business and government organization and while trying to buy, sell, rent, lease, or finance a house. The reality is that there are homosexuals and homosexual partners. People try to deny it but it is here and it always will be. I believe British politician Francis Maude said it best when she said, “It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.” We will never live in a free, equil world until members of the LGBT community are accepted in any and all aspects, then and only then will we all be truly