Conclusion

So I have finished my surveying about Homosexuality. I asked a bunch of High School students what there opinion was on Homosexuality. In order to make the survey diverse, I asked boys and girls and public school kids and Catholic school kids. I was very pleased with my results and I got the answers that I expected. When I asked if homosexuals should be able to go to a separate school, everyone disagreed with that which I think is good and shows acceptance. I also saw that most people both boys and girls were very comfortable around peers who were homosexual and did not feel uncomfortable at all. But, I also noticed that a lot of people felt more uncomfortable having a homosexual as a figure of authority and would prefer not to have that. Most of the students felt more comfortable as well with a person of the opposite gender who was homosexual rather than the same gender and some said they did not mind. I guessed that I was going to get these results because I feel as though our generation is desensitized to homosexuality. We see it all over media and TV and it is becoming more accepting. I think if  I were to ask my grandmother's generation this survey, I would have gotten completely different answers. I loved doing this survey and I learned a lot from it! 

Survey Update

I sent out my survey last Wednesday and so far, I have gotten 31 responses. my final questions consisted of, if they were a male or female, went to public or catholic school, knew someone in their school who was gay, on a scale of 1-5 how comfortable they felt about having a gay kid in their class, if they agree or disagree with the idea of having a gay-friendly high school, on a scale of 1-5 how comfortable they were about having a teacher or coach who was gay, and lastly who they felt most comfortable around, someone who was gay of the same sex or opposite or if it did not matter. I have been very impressed with the results I have gotten back so far. Out of 31 kids, only 1 agrees with the fact that gay people should have the option of going to a gay-friendly high school. There was not much of a difference between males or females with their answers or if they went to public school or catholic school. In one case though, the Males of both catholic and public high schools have a higher uncomfortable level of having a teacher or a coach who is gay rather then girls were most of them clicked between 1-3. Mostly everyone said they felt more comfortable around a gay person of the opposite sex, but a few said they did not have a preference and 1-2 said they do not feel comfortable around either. I was expecting these results because our generation is a lot more open with the idea unlike previous generations. We see it on TV and hear it in songs and have it all around us so we are more open to the idea. I think if I were to do this survey with my grandmother's generation, I would have gotten totally different results. 

Final Statement

I have officially finalized my research on surveying kids on the topic of  homosexuality. I have yet to write up my final survey questions but, they will be written up tomorrow and reviewed by Mrs. Wren on Monday. I plan to being my research on Wednesday, December 4th  I am going to create a google doc on monday with my questions and send it out on Wednesday through a Facebook inbox. As I said before, there will be 52 people in total. 26 boys and 26 girls. 13 of the boys will be from Catholic high school and 13 will be from a Public high school. Same goes for the girls. 13 from a Catholic high school and 13 from a public high school. On Friday, December 6th  I will report back with the results I have received so far. I cannot wait to see how my results turn out! My guess is that the ones who go to public school will be more comfortable and okay with the idea that they are in class with a homosexual where in Catholic school, maybe we are a little more uncomfortable because of our beliefs and morals that we are taught. I can't wait to report back!

Surveying Homosexuality with Highschool Students

So  I have come to the conclusion on what I am going to do for my research about Homosexuality. I am going to interview 52 people in total. 26 boys and 26 girls. 13 of the boys will be from a Catholic high school and 13 will be from a Public high school. Same for girls. 13 girls from a Catholic high school and 13 from a Public high school. I am going to ask them how they feel about homosexuality and if they would feel comfortable if there was a homosexual in their classes. I plan on asking the kids if they feel more comfortable with a homosexual male or female in the classroom and I will also give them the option to say it doesn't matter at all or both matters. I am going to use a google doc and send it through facebook, so it can be completed anonymously and truthfully. I am doing this survey because I want to see how much times has changed in this generation and how people react to the generations new found acceptance of same sex relationships. It was only in the 1920s when people started to accept this. I am going to get my answers by what the majority says. I am very interested to find out how people really feel about this topic. Especially when they know they can tell how they really feel without anyone knowing it was them who said it. 

Surveying Homosexuality

During the second semester, I chose to do a written survey on people's opinions on Homosexuality. I am deciding between two different surveys. I am thinking about surveying 50 kids, 25 that go to public school and 25 that go to catholic school on how they feel about homosexuals in their school. Whether it is their teacher or a classmate, and ask their opinion on if homosexuals should be separated from straight people, just like my blog post regarding the gay-friendly high school. I am also curious to see how they feel if they are on a team with someone who they think is gay or is gay. Do they treat them the same? or maybe a little differently? Another idea that I have deals with adults opinions. It has only been recent where gay couples are openly shown in the media and in a way, more accepted. Doing a survey between two different generations of adults will show me how the older generations feels about this topic when they grew up with such strong beliefs of going along with the social norm, and the newer generation who has been exposed to same sex relationships as being a normal and accepted. I will ask them how they feel about the boy scout situation and if they feel its appropriate that gay people should not be allowed to volunteer or lead a boy scout group. I will ask about their co workers and if any of them are gay, if so, are they treated differently? and Lastly, I would ask if they have or have ever seen a homosexual hold a high up position in a job whether it is CEO or manager or boss and if they can accept and work with people who hold such a different belief. I think that with either survey I do, I will get very interesting results which will further my research in this topic. I think that since I am interviewing two totally different people in all aspects I will find out many different beliefs that people have on all different aspects of homosexuality.I think that being I am a student, I will most likely survey other students and their opinions because I can relate and use questions that are on the same level as myself.  I am very eager to find out the results. 

What is it like to be gay in the world's most homophobic country?

Did you know that Uganda is the world's most homophobic country? A resident of  Central Uganda David Kato was pronounced dead in a street close to his home because of his sexuality. His suffered a long life of discrimination, violence and attacks in which all was approved by the media and government in fact it was even encouraged! In 2009 a Anti Homosexuality Bill was passed stating that the death penalty would be given to any homosexual. Last year the bill was postponed but it still has yet to be vetoed in full. David's friend who was also gay was questioned by his mother if he was possessed by the devil because they have never seen anything of "his kind". Anything he did, the people would report back to his parents and he would be punished. She wanted to go out and make a difference, she teamed up with other homosexuals start a campaign called The fight for LGBT rights. She says that if it was not for the support of the allies of the international community, they would not have gotten this far. David Kato inspired many and has encouraged them to fight for their rights and go against the Ugandan government and defend their rights.

I find this story to be very upsetting. David had no reason to suffer in life and for sure did not deserve to be murdered. I think it is very important for the people of Uganda to speak up and go against their government and defend their rights because no one deserves to suffer the way the homosexuals are in their country. They live everyday in fear and shame and secret and that is not ok. How do you feel about this situation? What do you think they should do to try and gain more access to their rights?

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Boyscouts and Homosexuality

For many years, the Boy scouts of America has been working hard to make sure that pedophiles are kept out of Scouting. These people were put into "perversion files." It has been a longtime goal not to have scoutmasters and volunteers as people who could be potentially dangerous to the welfare of the children. Deron Smith who is the Director of Communciations for the Boy Scouts said that keeping these "perversion files" records has helped keep the organization's policy of excluding gay people from being allowed to be a part of scouting. Even though this policy is very controversial, the Boy Scouts have no intentions in ending it anytime soon. A special committee that consists of scout leaders believes it is the best policy for the organization. 

I have mixed feelings about this policy. I believe it is very important to keep pedophiles out of jobs that involve younger children because it is important to keep the children safe. But, I do not agree with the fact that they do not allow gays to be scoutmasters or volunteers also. Just because someone is gay does not mean they are a pedophile. For example, if a child wants to be a boy scout and his parents are gay then does that mean they are not allowed to get involved with their child's activity? I definitely think that the policy should stay intact, but be changed a bit in order to let innocent homosexuals be a part of an organziation that they feel strongly about and or enjoy participating in. 

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