Thoughts on Discrimination Based On Sexual Preference.

Chapter 2: Survey #2 (Anonymous)

1. What's your view on people who are discriminated against for their sexual orientation? I feel bad for them sometimes. It's not really their fault who they like and I just feel the people who discriminate them are doing so because they are different. When you think about everyone is different. People need to discriminating other about everything like sexual orientation, race, or gender. All that is pointless. Unfortunately, there are also some people who only say they're bi, lesbian, or gay for attention and I have met a few of those too. Those kind of people frustrate me sometimes because it's like they are making fun of being bi, lesbian, or gay.

2. Do you know someone who's gotten bullied because of their sexual preference? Yes, I know about 4 people who are bi(3 girls & 1 boy). For the boy, when he had just moved I remember people talking about him especially boys over time they just stop though and everything is fine. But one of the girls is Asian and her dad....he's basically the stereotypical Asian father so it's hard for her to deal with keeping it a secret from her family (she's big on honesty) people at my school teased/bullied her and her girlfriend(another of the girls) because of their relationship. She cut for a while too until me and some of my friends got her to stop.

3. How would you suggest to them to overcome the discrimination? When I found out my friend was bullied, I just listen to her at first. I didn't suggest anything until she let everything out. Then I ask her why those people mattered. My friend is smart, love sports, and is musician and I told her that. I told her that whenever she felt down because of the discrimination to talk to me or someone she trust or free herself by doing something she loved. And when she was in school, to keep her head up and stick with people who accept her. Not everyone is accepting of bis, lesbians, or gays and there will always be those people but there are people who don't mind what you like they like you for the kind of person you are.

4. Do you have any stories you'd like to share about people you know that have been discriminated against for their sexual preference? Well, I already mention when story. I guess the only other one I have is the one about one of my friends. She was always bubbly, happy, and talkative. We shared everything. Well we got into a fight once and we didn't talk for weeks. We finally talked when I heard about people talking bad about her and rumors of her turning bi and her losing her virginity and everything. When I confronted her, she broke down crying telling me everything about what happen. Why she never told me she was(we shared everything) and how she was still a virgin but how the rumor started. She was scare of discrimination but once her secret did get out she did get discriminated. I hugged her telling her she was still my friend and nothing would change. Her parents switched her to a new school because of that virginity rumor though. They didn't believe her when she said it was fake and they didn't accept that she was bi. It wasn't fair that they were shipping her off because of discrimination but I couldn't do anything. It makes me sad and I miss her.