Charissa

Recentley in class, we have been taking time to research about a piece of current news. Each student had to chose a topic to write a persuasive essay. My topic was gay discrimination. Discrimination Against Gays

A few years back, Jodie O’Brien who was once a sociology professor at the Seattle University. She now is an open lesbian and writes about sexuality. But before that, she was offered a job as dean of one of Marquette University colleges. But in May 2010, Her offer was rescinded. The reason behind this was that the college knew about her being lesbian. The college did not support this because it was a Christian college. According to the bible, female and male are made to be together. Is it really fair? Why is it that LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) are treated differently? Even though a lot of places around the world do not support gays, lesbians, and bisexual people, I believe that they should be able to live their life like any other person would. In Michigan, the Elliot Larsen law protects people from discrimination weight, color, height, material status, family status and much more, but what isn’t included? Gays, lesbians and bisexual people. So in Michigan if you are gay, bisexual or lesbian, you could be fired from a job, kicked out of public spaces, and kicked out of your own house. The reason behind this is that people can’t be sure you are in reality or not. With all this proof that gays, lesbians and bisexual people are being treated differently, people should help to stop this discrimination. __ [“If you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered in Michigan, you can be fired because of it, in fact, you can be fired because you are perceived to be whether you are in reality or not. You can be denied a place to live or kicked out of where you do live. You can be denied a public accommodation. For example, you can be turned away from a restaurant or a hotel,” (Leslee Fritz of the __ [|Michigan Department of Civil Rights] __ ) explained] __ Why are people discriminating gays? In the past, color was an easy thing to be judged by. Being black could easily get you arrested for making a comment or being somewhere you shouldn’t be, but a few years ago, the American government made sure that colored people were not judged. (Also known as racism) Isn’t it the same as judging gay people? These people are still human just with a different attraction. As stated before [ Although federal laws protect people from workplace discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability, there is no federal law that specifically outlaws workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the private sector.] In the United States there are still 29 states that approve of sexual discrimination. With the approval, people think that they can just judge a person by their sexual attraction. If people keep judging people they don’t know, what is going to happen to our world? The people that are being fired and kicked out of places are probably harmless. They haven’t done anything yet. What if there is a gay person who is not openly gay. No one would know and the person would not be fired. So why is it that after the person admits that they are gay they start to be judged? So, would you really want to be judged? What are the gay people feeling when you discriminate against them? We should be stopping this not encouraging it. Some people may have a different view on this subject. To some people it also may be a touchy subject. But think about how the other person would feel about it. Our world does not need this. So les work together to stop it.

My Life in a Flash

Yesterday

I hated losing to my sister,

I loved winning my mom over.

I was afraid of ghosts,

I was not afraid of school.

I cried when I was sad,

I laughed about stupid things.

I was sad about not getting my friends approval,

I was happy about lollipops.

Today

I hate fights with my BFF’s,

I love good grades.

I am afraid of my future,

Not afraid of teachers.

I cry when I’m sad,

I laugh with my friends.

I get sad about BFF drama,

I was happy about Middle School.

Tomorrow

I will hate noise,

I will love my grandchildren.

I will be afraid of sicknesses,

I will not be afraid of dying.

I will cry when I am all alone,

I will laugh with family and friends.

I will be sad about being old,

I will be happy that my friends are around me. Silly People Silly Minds


 * There once was a girl on the run, **
 * who lost her purse in the mud. **
 * She ran down the street, **
 * Her brains led her feet, **
 * and that was the end of the fun. **


 * There once was a man with a stache, **
 * Who had everything but cash. **
 * He walked on his feet, **
 * No brains led his feet, **
 * And that is the end of the stache. **


 * Best Friends **
 * Best friends forever **
 * Exchange secrets **
 * Shares everything **
 * Till the very end **


 * Funny and cool **
 * Ridiculously weird in a special way **
 * Inspires Everything **
 * Encourages anything **
 * Never stops caring **
 * Describes you as crazy **
 * Stands by you forever **

This is my FtM Project. For those of you who don't know, lately in school, we have been reading the book Freak the Mighty. After reading this book, we were given an assignment. To make a project of our choice. I chose to make the dictionary and this is my project. Hope you enjoy. media type="file" key="100_0018.mp4" align="center" width="300" height="300"

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