English coursework year 12

One day, by Georgia Creevy

 

One day, we will live in a society where a man can hold the hand of another man, without judgement, without comment, without hate. One day we will live in a society where a women can walk down the Aisle, to meet her bride, to make a commitment, to make a promise, without the disapproval of others. One day, a child can leave school to greet his fathers, without the risk of being bullied, without the dismissal of others. And when this day comes, justice will be exercised, and happiness will be achieved.

In a society adopting injustice, where will the final straw be drawn? How many more gays, lesbians, homosexuals, fags, bi-sexuals will have to hide their sexual orientation because society won’t accept them? How many more gays, lesbians, homosexuals, fags, bi-sexuals will have to enter a process of mental torture because they aren’t ‘normal’? How many more gays, lesbians, homosexuals, fags, bi-sexuals will walk down the street with their head down because they are ASHAMED of who they truly are?

We have come so far, we have tackled the issue of racism, we have tackled the issue of gender inequality, and we will tackle the issue of homophobia. In the modern world that we live in, it is almost unbelievable that there is still prejudice towards same sex relationships. We turn our backs on these people as they don’t fit in with the norms of society, we subject them to a life of isolation from the world, because we don’t agree with what they do, who they are, what life they lead. Who gave us this authority to treat another being this way? They are still beings, they are no different from you are me. We are all equal.

Imagine, just imagine your brother, you son, your father, imagine they are walking home from work, imagine its dark, imagine they are alone. Then, just imagine a figure walking towards them, imagine this figure is holding a knife, imagine this figure attacks your brother, your son, your father, imagine them lying on the ground, imagine them calling for help, desperate and alone. You would help, without thought or question, wouldn’t you? Now imagine they were gay, does your opinion change? Do you leave them to die? The answer is no, you help that person, because that person is a human being, that person deserves to live, that person is NO different from anyone else!

There are increasing numbers of victims of homophobic attacks, however the media do not publicise this. We read the news about racially motivated attacks, or domestic abuse attacks, however what about those who fall victim to ‘gay bashing’ or ‘bullying.’ 15 year old Jamie Hubley took his own life as he was made to feel worthless by relentless bullies. He was victimised every day leaving him in a constant state of depression, he only wanted someone to love him for who he was. Jamie was 15, He was someone’s son, He had his whole life ahead of him, a life he felt was no longer worth living because society wouldn’t accept him because he was gay.  He is not the only victim subject to this form of bullying, suicide due to homophobic bullying is a common issue, and it needs to be stopped. However, we, you and me, can only do something about it.

I believe one day, this inequality within society will be solved, one day kids like Jamie will feel like their life is worth living. One day, we will look back at society and wonder how this treatment was every accepted, how we could subject a person to such cruelty. When this day is I do not know, but this day will come, and when it does, justice will be exercised and happiness will be achieved.


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