The pride month is going on, as the global pride day is on 27th of June. Why is it called the pride month? In 1969 same day, was the first time when homosexuals got together and fought for their rights to be treated with dignity, also called the stonewalls riot that happened in New York. America had an anti gay legal system, under which they always saw homosexuals as a threat to humans, because of which these people were not allowed in many places. At that time Stone wall Inn a bar in Greenwich village used to allow these people as it was run be an highly organized Italian- American criminal society. Although different kind of people used to come there, the bar was called the ” Gay bar”, and police used to raid it every night and used to torture those whom they found homosexuals. After many years of sufferings, these people organized protests to make people aware that homosexuality is not a crime and a person should be free to reveal their sexuality without being arrested. After six days of riot, the anti gay system was abolished and they were no longer seen as threat to the society, and in 2003 a after many protests and campaigns in 2003 they were given the right to LOVE. This was all about America, there are many other countries which have not even legalized homosexuality.
It’s really sad that some group of people in the world have to struggle so much to get the right to live. Have you ever read about these historical movements in any of your school text books? or Have your parents in anyway talked about it? No, none of our history text books have ever mentioned about this. None of our biology text books mention that there are people who are homosexuals. None of our literature textbooks mention the story of the struggle that one goes through when they feel different from others. There are people claiming to have a cure for homosexuality, the people claiming these things should be arrested rather they are appreciated and encouraged by our society.
Why is it so difficult to understand the most normal thing in this world.
It is time that we introduce this as a subject in the school, and make the students aware about this. May be this can help many to accept themselves, and can prevent many stigma to prevail about this . Its time that we tell our friends, kids, brother or sister that it is ok to be what you are, love yourself for what you are. Its time that we stop using words like gay, lesbian, queer as an intention to insult others. Its time that we start to feel normal when you see a gay or lesbian couple. Its time to talk something beyond just asking these people that how do they feel? When did they make the decision to be this? Don’t you think you could have been normal? etc.
Let’s bring a change by making homosexuality a normal thing. Try to make a world where everyone lives their life happily and help each other out in difficult times ,in short make a civilized society in its real meaning.
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