4-5-11

When we watched the movie last Tuesday night it really opened my eyes. Mostly to a lot of things you don’t think about every day.  I mean most people around our town nowadays pretty much just accept everyone the way they are homophobic, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. But in the bigger cities and towns they are punished when they show their true colors. And quite brutally might I add.

When they movie mentioned that over 300 species have homosexual relations I was shocked mostly because I didn’t know that there was that many species and because it is that high. There are many cultures and countries were homosexuals and heterosexuals are very much accepted. I want to know why it matters so much. I think it is ridiculous how some people react to others personalities or personal choices or even the way they were born.

If your friend was born with a missing finger or even an extra finger, you wouldn’t think anything of it. You might think it was a bit strange but it wouldn’t change how you feel about them as a person. So I ask why does being homophobic or being heterophobic make any difference at all. Most people say you can be born homophobic, I agree and disagree. Yes, you can be born that way, but I also think it can be a personal decision. But that’s just me. I have my own way of looking at the world.

To me, Ed is a big inspiration. I very much enjoyed listening to his story. It was quite fascinating. And I love the fact that he was so open with our class about sharing pretty much anything that we wanted to know and answering our questions so openly and honestly.