Gay-Friendly Highschool

Recently, in Chicago there has been talk about opening a Gay- Friendly high school. But there has been lots of questioning about it. With opening this school, it brings up the idea of having gays segregated  from teens who are straight. I am not sure if this is the totally right way to stop all the problems that teens who are gay are facing today. For example, bullying, suicide, dropping out of high school, and living in fear everyday are just some of the many different kinds.Personally, I do not think that putting them into a separate school will put an end to all of these problems, I just think it is a way to avoid them for sometime. It also puts a label on them and creates them different from others when our goal should be not to have labels on anyone and be accepting of everyone. But this debate can also go both ways. Some people could be all for it. It can be considered a safe and accepting place to either send themselves or a child where they know they can be themselves and not have to live in fear or worry for at least six hours of their day five days a week.But, once it is time for college then are they all going to be able to handle going back to that so called "normal school" and deal with people who are different than them? It is important to be faced with obstacles in life and gain the strength to overcome them, not to run away and avoid them. It is also important to accept yourself for who you are before anyone else can and be proud of it. In this video below is a news segment on the gay-friendly school where you can find out more information about it and peoples opinions. Feel free to share your opinion as well! 

Homosexuality and the Military

Ever wonder about how Americans deal with having homosexuals fighting for our Country? It has been a long going debate. Recently President Obama announced that he was going to repeal the law that denies gay Americans to serve for the United States. Out of all the Americans in the world, only 69% of Americans support the idea of having gays and lesbians fight for our Country. As of now, there are about 66,000 Gays and Lesbians fighting for our Country. Imagine if they were not allowed to? That would be 66,000 less people in the armed forces strictly because of who they love. Should that really matter when in reality we are all there for the same reason, to keep our freedom and to keep our Country the way it is today. In Ancient times, gays in the Army were not that big of a deal, until after the Crusades. The Knights Templar was persecuted and many of their members were burned strictly because of same-sex affairs. The US Army prohibited homosexuality during World War I but did not strictly enforce it until World War II. There were procedures set up that searched men and women for characteristics, dress and mannerisms that could conclude them into being homosexual. Now is that really humane? 4,000 out of 12 million men were rejected into the war because they were found to be gay. It 1992 a law was passed when Clinton was president that if you were not openly gay then you were allowed to participate in war, but if you were openly gay then you were still rejected. They used the phrase "Don't ask Don't tell." We have come a long way since 1992. Since then 25 Countries allow gays to openly serve for their countries. If we are all there for the same reason and willing to risk our life at war for our country, should a person's sexuality really matter? What is your opinion on this on going problem that has been an issue for decades. 

Read this Article here from Time Magazine to find out more info!

Mike and Ike the Candy break up.... could it really be?

Recently in the media, the candy that has been around since the 1940s has made a drastic change in the public eye. The well known Mike and Ike has broken up. Mike has decided to follow his passion with music and Ike decided to go peruse art. There has been very mixed emotions regarding this topic about both divorce and Mike and Ike being under the impression of a same sex marriage. The president of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins had a lot to say about their split. Tony believes that it was never acceptable that Mike and Ike were a gay couple to begin with and that Just Go should not be 'sexualizing' candy.  He also believes that adding divorce into the picture really diminishes the value of marriage. The goal of this break up was to create more attention in publicity and to reach out to a younger age group. Publicizing a gay divorce the way the company Just Go has,can be viewed in both a positive and negative way. Homosexual relationships have been a lot more accepted in the recent years than past centuries but there are still some grey areas. I think that publicizing a gay divorce does not make the company attract fans in a positive way and could have possibly caused more grey area for gays and getting married. The company is working on having the couple possibly work their differences out and come back together. I do not think this sends out the right  message to younger children and other teens and makes it seem very easy to just get married and then break up when things get tough. When making a commitment to marry someone whether is it same or different sex, a promise is made to make sacrifices for each other and stay together through think and through thin. Hopefully things will work out for Mike and Ike. Is a gay divorce really the proper way to advertise a product to a young crowed? Are people upset about this because it is violating the social norm? How will Just Go turn Mike and Ikes differences into a positive outcome and into a positive outlook towards their candy product? Watch the video below to see how different celebrities are reacting to this upsetting breakup of one of America's favorite candies. 

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Why Homosexuality?

Homosexuality is the sexual attraction to or sexual relations with members of the same sex.

 I chose this topic because I find it very interesting. I have a lot of questions that I would like to have answered about homosexuality. The acceptance of homosexuals has come a long way since many generations ago. Today, there are still many rules regarding same sex marriage and what is acceptable and what is not. Media today, for the most part puts homosexuality into a positive light, showing that it is not a bad thing. In many children movies there are same sex parents and also in family TV shows. I am curious to find out what is still holding some states back from allowing same sex marriage, and I am also interested to see if homosexuality only occurs because of genes or if over time and being educated about it, one can just change their mind. Also having a best friend who has recently become gay has inspired me to learn more about it just so I am able to understand it better and support him the best way that I can.