July 19, 2012

Gay People: Do They Really Have Rights?

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There are people who tend to call gay people names that are not nice at all. There are those who are against the issue of same sex marriages and even go all the way to evading these people in public places. There are those who say that they are not creatures of the Almighty while some would say that girls liking other girls are hot but guy gays are not to be tolerated.

Gays are actually the same as anyone. They work hard; they feel the same sensations we do. The only thing is that they have a different sexual preference. It doesn’t also mean that being gay means they don’t work hard and well. There are also straight people who are much less of a worker.

Gay people are often ridiculed for their relationships. The thing is heterosexuals who have partners may not also be as good a lover to his partner. This makes them even more hypocrites in the way they handle and perceive relationships. It’s high time that people should embrace and the gay community. They should realize that gay people deserve their own rights and they need to have the dignity that should be inherent to anyone.

There have been a lot of crimes committed against gay people. An example of this would be the October 2012 incident when three men were mobbed and killed in a Bronx basement. These three men were believed to be gay. The same incident happens across all the other cities in the US. It has also been said that there is also a significant increase in the hate crimes against gay people for around 3 years now. It may also be that there are thousands of the same cases that have not been reported. That is why self-defense appears to be a major issue among gay people.

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If one is gay and he is not open about it to people, it can be very stressful and this triggers an inner turmoil. There are gay people who had committed suicide for the reason that they couldn’t reveal their true identity.

Right now among the familiar issues with gay people is that those who have undergone the civil union or the same sex marriage cannot even be covered by one another’s insurance policy. There also still a lot of states that do not allow gay marriage. In fact only six states allow this union. The State of California is a safe haven for gay people. The country is among the first that made gay marriage legal. There are a lot of gay people who live in this area and it is very democratic to the gay community too.

Recently though the Proposition 8 had been passed which bans gay unions in the state. The main reason for this is that there are a lot of gay men within the armed forces. There is an issue called Don’t Tell wherein any gay member in the armed forces who is found out can be discharged from his duties.

Watch Obama’s video on his views about gay marriage here:

May 2, 2012

Transgenders and Miss U

The article Miss Universe Pageant Allows Transgender Women to Compete discusses the controversial victory of transgendered women finally being able to compete in the famous pageant. It follows the many arguments about how Miss Universe Canada candidate Jenna Talackova, who is transgendered, was initially disqualified from joining the local pageant for not being a “natural-born female.”

Talackova’s attorney, Gloria Allred, denounced what she called discrimination against her client. In a statement, she said:

“She is female on her driver’s license, on her passport, on her birth certificate, and she’s recognized in Canada as a woman. She has always thought of herself as a woman.”

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Now, after an official statement from the Miss Universe Organization declared that it is on the verge of finalizing an official policy change which will allow transgendered women to participate in beauty pageants, the issue has all but rested. While this has helped transgendered people achieve a semblance of equal rights, more arguments have sprung up about the subject, with even LGBT people questioning the decision.

Central to the arguments were the definition of a “woman”, citing biological and sociological factors. The presence of a womb, the ability to conceive and bear a child, and other functions supposedly inherent among “natural-born women” were brought up, but were parried by philosophical what-ifs like, if a woman is barren, will she be disqualified from joining a beauty pageant because she does not meet the requirements? Why is there an age limit to Miss Universe candidacy—does a woman stop being a woman after age 27? Does a woman stop being a woman when she gets married?

An even deeper response to the issue questioned the legitimacy of beauty pageants in defining women…or objectifying them. Many call them “meat parades” run by lascivious men for self-gratification. Is the Miss Universe an appropriate platform for furthering LGBT rights…or further demeaning them? Are transgendered women who join these pageants expected to become flag-bearers of LGBT rights, or are they themselves buying into the perceived glamor of the event and blurring the line between empowerment and exploitation?

Donald Trump, who owns the Miss Universe rights and who allowed the ruling in favor of transgenders eventually, made several offensive comments about Talackova joining the local pageant. He made a wisecrack about how the candidate’s first name and first 3 letters of her last name sounded like “genital” (JennaTal). Gloria Allred responded through an interview with Barbara Walters:

“Trump must stop being focused on genitals, his or anyone else’s.”