The recent outburst of this Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) legalization in the United States has sparked various views and opinions from
people all around the world. There has even been countless of rallies to
showcase their demonstration of protest. It is not fair to anyone to point a
finger whether this issue is right or wrong as we all know that everyone is
entitled to their opinion. However every
action has its pros and cons and it is no different in this case. The United States of America definitely would
have weighed and played all scenarios possible before making same sex marriage
legal throughout the country. It was big decision made by them sending a huge
message around the world that they mean business and don’t need the opinions of
others to make a this sort of a huge statement.
As a citizen of Malaysia, I have witness
many people saying not to get carried away and simply ignore this issue. Some
have also cried out for others not to support this equality and stop acting
like you’re from the States. My advice for those saying this is to wake up and
stop living in your comfortable shell that you’ve built. People who are
lesbians, gay and bisexual are everywhere around us and they are in desperate
need of help. If we are not to help them, who will? Hence, here are my thoughts
on this issue which I strongly believe there are good, bad and the ugly in it.
The Good
1) The LGBT community generally hide their true identity because they feel they will let their parents and friends down by
exposing the truth. In the end, they will be married to the opposite gender
through an arrangement and will surely not satisfy the needs of their partner.
Imagine what the partner goes through when they find out. To avoid this,
lesbians and gays need to step out of their shadow and find a sense of
belonging in the society. However, they will not be daring enough to do it and
this is where making legal sex marriages comes into play. This helps them to
find themselves and understand that it is fine to be the way they are.
2) The number of suicides will decrease drastically. Put yourself in
their shoes and the struggles they go through each day trying to hide their
true personality from the public. Often they take the route of taking away
their own life to put the misery off them. By doing this, a soul, a life, a
possible talent, is wasted just like that.
For example, after watching the film 'The Imitation Game' I knew about this English mathematician called Alan Turing who successfully decoded the Nazi enigma which ended the war 2 years earlier and saved about millions of lives. Despite this, Turing was prosecuted for being a homosexual in 1952 when such acts was still illegal at that time in the UK. Since his service was kept highly confidential, they were not aware of his contribution towards the nation and Turing opted for oestrogen injections as an alternative to prison. In 1954, Alan Turing committed suicide to just end his misery.It is such a pity to end your life
for such a reason. Something has to be done to eliminate this act. Those who
don’t suicide however, generally lead themselves to drugs, prostitution and
running away from home to earn a living.
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| Benedict Cumberbatch acted as Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game' |
3) Another good thing of same sex marriage is the hope and life given
to an orphan. Instead of living their lives in the orphan’s home unexposed to
the world, being adopted gives them an opportunity to taste life in the right way. Adoption rate will definitely rise and at the same time miscarriages can be avoided. Who knows how talented the child may be and how well they might contribute for
the nation. The same gender couples are more than capable enough to give the
child they’re adopting the sufficient amount of love, shelter, food, education
and other necessities.
The Bad
1) The only negative I can see from my point of view is that if a child
is adopted at a very young age or during infant understands the truth that
their foster parents are the same gender. They will definitely be the guinea
pig as the victim of tease among the circle of friends or at school. There is
also a great concern if the child is raised by two men or women that they will
lack the adequate Father’s love and Mother’s love. ‘Half bread is better than
none’. This phrase has to be used to keep the adopted children going as they’ll
need to realize what would’ve been if they were not given to key to escape from
their orphan’s home.
2) The other probable deleterious issue I can think of same gender
marriage is the disappointment of their parents. Raising their child from
birth, parents go through a lot to raise their child in the right way. When
knowing their child is gay or lesbian, there will always be a guilty feeling
amongst them that if they have not raise their child in the proper manner. This
mindset however needs proper addressing. Parents at first most need to realize
that it is not their fault in any way if their child ends up being a lesbian or
gay. It is the fault of no one anyway.
The Ugly
It leaves me totally absurd when I see news of people totally against LGBT and coming to an extend of almost starting a riot. Don't get me wrong, it's their choice to feel disgruntled about this but where has simple human nature gone? Aren't we all thought to understand people's feelings and never judge them before stepping into their shoes? People tend to regard this act is against the faith and religion teachings. In my eyes, this has nothing got to do with lack of faith. The feelings of the person comes from withing and it's not the individual who asked to be in such way. In simple words, you cannot ask 10 boys to agree if a certain girl is attractive to them. Not everyone will have the same opinion. Like how genes and chromosomes have developed over the years by generating people of various talents and capabilities these days, the same can be said for feelings as well. Because of this, certain rules or laws that are placed all those years ago may not be applicable at this current time to handle such circumstances. Time has change, people has changed whether you like it or not. Hence, it is really sad to see the ill treatment given to the LGBT community. It is nothing short but just plain ugly human nature by not showing care and willingness to lend a helping hand. There is absolutely nothing ugly or to be ashamed of for the LGBT community in my opinion.
In conclusion, I don't see LGBT community as a problem and it can never be said that my faith in religion is poor just by me supporting it. I just don't buy it as I don't see any relevance of this issue being related to my religion or any religion in that matter. Just remember that the LGBT community, like others only has one life the live to their fullest and they deserve the same level of happiness and peace that they can find. Once again, my sincere apologies if I have offended anyone in anyway, it is just my opinion. #lovewins
"Half bread is better than none" - liked that phrase. Thoughtful write up
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