Family Matters
For men and women in the LGBT+ community, they can all say “coming out of the closet” was the hardest thing they did. They need the acceptance they desire from their loved ones. Many people in the community are lucky to get that loving support, but unfortunately some are not so lucky.
Parents, siblings, other family members, and even friends do not understand the value of support toward the person coming out. The families who are less accepting toward their children being a part of the LGBT+ community cling to the idea of their child being different, or not what they expected them to be. Some parents may be expecting their child to act a certain way, or may think it is a disgrace against their religion and not what God intended.
I think everyone in the LGBT+ community can concur on the fact that all they want is to be treated like everyone else, whether it is by their loved ones, the government, or friends. Everyone in the world will admit that the feeling of love and comfort is what we strive for in life. Love is a very powerful feeling and we all want it and we will all fight for it, so why do we have to discriminate against the people who want to love the same gender or change their gender? After all, we all want to be peculiar in our own way, so why be hostile towards the humans that were born to be different?
In the wise words of John Lennon, “It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love, or how you love. It matters only that you love.” The human body seeks love and affection and that does not change if you love the same gender. Acceptance is love, and we need love to live a happy life. We should not make the men and women who are different to feel like they need to be locked up and not be themselves.
There will always be questions as to why we hate the people who were born different, why we kill the people who are different, and sadly, why we do have to hate our own children, our own friends and our own family members because they want to be with this one person forever that has the same chromosomes as they do? You only fail as a parent if you hate your gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender child that came out to you for support.
Personally, I have heard of the feud between a family with a son who came out to them. Parents believe that they can "fix" their child from being a part of the LGBT+ community; mainly, because of their religious beliefs. At first they did not accept the fact that their child was different, however, as time went on and saw that their son we becoming more and more like himself, they became happy and understandable towards their son. Now, many years later, with the son being happily in love with his partner, his parents are proud of who he has become.
Family is important to the LGBT+ community just like everyone else. Can you imagine the feeling of not being adored by the people who are to supposed to be by your side no matter what? If they decide not to love you because they see you as disparate against all other humans, is that hurtful? The feeling of abandonment and hate would make the person feel like nothing, is that love? So my one question is, why do we do it to those who want to be affectionate towards the same sex? Love is love and there is nothing else to it.
