Yesterday, a referendum was passed in Ireland allowing same-sex marriage. Ireland has thus become the first country to approve gay marriage by popular vote.
This week, I’ve happened to meet some opponents to the referendum. Their reasoning was that gay marriage was wrong. Because being gay is wrong. Because being gay is unnatural.
I never gave much thought to homosexuality until I started college. But through my courses, I met such wonderful and kind people who later became (and still are) my closest friends. Finding out they were gay didn’t/doesn’t change my opinion of them. Because at the end of the day, what does it matter- gay or straight- if they’re good people?
I don’t understand why there is so much disapproval between people. Flipping through the pages of history books and you see the hostility that arose solely because people couldn’t accept their differences- black and white, catholic and protestant, gay and straight. But why do people still have this mentality of “Them and Us”? We’re all people. We should be on the same side: Us and Us.
We don’t choose our skin colour or our sexuality. But at least we can choose acceptance of one another.
Thanks for reading
-Qcat
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On a side note, I know it’s been a while since my last post, but the internet in my home away from home is very slow so I’ve basically been on a technology detox. But things have all been well in Qcat world and I hope all you lovely readers have been well too :)
May 24, 2015 at 7:15 pm
Thank you, gem of a person. People like you give me hope! :D
June 7, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Aw thank you so much. That means a lot to me :)
May 27, 2015 at 3:32 am
“Us and Us.” — I love this. Don’t ever change, qcat. We need more compassionate people like you in this world. :)
June 7, 2015 at 4:49 pm
Thanks so much Nelle. I really appreciate that :) How are you btw? :D
June 8, 2015 at 12:36 am
I’m good! Internet sucks at home though which is why I haven’t posted much. How about you? :)
June 13, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Not too bad now that it’s the weekend, thanks. Internet was cut off in my house the other week, so I can relate lol :P
June 1, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Hi !!! How are you doing girl ? :)
Yesss, it was and it will be like that all the time. People are weird, what can we do? It is really annoying and i don’t get it as well why they don’t accept it, especially when it doesn’t affect them xd
June 7, 2015 at 4:53 pm
Hey long time no chat! I’m good thanks. How are you? :D I haven’t been on this as much lately but I’m gonna make more of an effort from now on :)
You’re totally right. I guess these people will always be around but hopefully their number will decrease ;D