Reflection of LGBT Pride.

This blog has been a very great experience for me. It allowed me to represent the LGBT community and convey my messages of equality and acceptance for the gay community. This blog was difficult for me to make since so many citations were necessary for each post, and finding the different sources to quote was fairly tough as well. The gay rights movement is a topic of heavy discussion, and has been gaining momentum in the past few years. It has been a great time for me to share some information, as well as my thoughts on the matter. By doing this blog I have learned so much about people's opinion on the matter while I was looking up the facts about homosexuality. I've also gotten greater insight on the LGBT community's fight for equality and the problems that they face. The posts that were my favorite to do were Gay Bullying and Suicide, as well as Stop Gay Hate Crimes! I enjoyed doing each post though, even though it was time consuming on certain ones.

I'm really hoping that people enjoyed my blog, and possibly learned something new. I also hope that this might allow for more support for the LGBT community as well as more of an understanding of the topic and the things that people in the LGBT community goes through. I made this blog although the majority of people I know aren't supportive of the LGBT community, whether they're against it or neutral. I decided to actively support it, and by making this blog I managed to really show my support for the gay community. I believe that homosexuality is not a horrible perversion like many others, and I also believe in equality for everyone. Love has no boundaries, and no harm can come from a homosexual relationship.

The Gay Rights Movement to me represents change and progression. Throughout history people have been persecuted for either being gay, or supporting homosexuality. Luckily in this day and age people have the right to speak about their opinions, and openly love the ones they want in some areas. Although there are a lot of people who are against gay pride, there are more people than ever who support the cause. The LGBT community has really come such a long ways, from being a completely persecuted group with all the odds against them, to a community that is finally getting the sympathy that they deserve. That in this day and age there is a chance for people in the LGBT community to marry the person they love, and be who they want to be. Throughout my childhood I have heard so many negative and hateful comments towards the gay community, but nowadays I'm starting to hear more positive and loving comments be made.

But, the LGBT community has a long ways to go. The Gay Rights Movement has to keep trying as hard as possible and fight for equal rights. Although society is overall more accepting of homosexuality, there are still many groups out there who are opposed, and some wish to do harm to the LGBT community. Many countries in the world still persecute homosexuals, and have laws against a homosexual lifestyle, so the LGBT community has a lot of work to do and must keep moving forward. I'm hoping that my blog will bring more hope to the cause, and to tell people that although there are many opposed to it, there are many that support it. Whenever someone feels like there's no hope, I want them to think about how incredibly far the LGBT community has come, and how much further they still can go.

           (The Gay Rights Movement, taken from www.youtube.com by RyanJamesYezak)
Here is an outstanding video that has everything that this blog stands for. This is a video created by RyanJamesYezak to outline the Gay Rights Movement. He is currently making a documentary about the Gay Rights Movement, and this video serves as a sort of preview for it. I recommend that everybody watches this video, and if you're interested, take part in his documentary. Visit his Youtube channel and contact him directly if you would like to participate in his documentary.

For so long the LGBT community has been made to feel like they are worthless and unwanted. But now there is hope that one day we will live in a world where people are accepted for who they are, and can lead their lives without worry. That the people in the gay community can finally be with the one they love and lead a happy, peaceful life without any inequalities or injustices from the country they are governed in. 

                    (It Gets Better: Dan and Terry, taken from www.youtube.com by itgetsbetterproject)
This is a video made by Dan Savage and his husband Terry Miller to convey a message of hope to the gay community. Dan made this video for his It Gets Better Project which is an online project where people make videos of themselves talking about how life will get better for the LGBT youth who are being bullied, or are told they aren't worth it or that they are wrong for their sexual orientation. Videos like these represent hope, and love to the LGBT youth. The It Gets Better Project has been hugely successful and there are hundreds of videos online that the LGBT youth or anyone can view when they feel like they don't have hope. The It Gets Better Project to me, represents the hope that someday there will be total equality for the gay community and that love really does prevail.