Why Is Being Gay Essay

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In today Society being gay is part of life, from the shows that people watch, to pictures on a store wall, being gay is the new normal. People with this life style have their own holiday and are even glorified for coming out. People are even allowed to be married to a person of the same sex in all 50 states. If a person feels oppositely of the pro gays movement they will be beaten into summation, talked about as if one is simple minded and unopened. But still to this day people are choosing to hide who they really are from the world around them. These people are what is called on the down low, these people could be any one on the street. A person would not ever know he or she was gay by just looking at them. These people appear to have a happy home and love their wives. …show more content…

A happy wife, two happy kids, a dog, and a big house with a picket fence, and money in the bank. The reasons why these men choose to hide the fact that they are gay or bisexual could be for many reasons. In the African American community being gay is like having the pledge. People of African and Caribbean background believe that being gay is a ticket to death. Being gay is the highest form of disrespect to there families and everyone around. A person being gay give anyone the right to beat them up and make fun of their life chooses. I also know that for Christians man this person would want to hide being gay because it 's unlawful for a Christian man to be doing sinful things such as being gay. There are many verses in the bible that go aganst being gay some are (Leviticus 18:22, "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination."1Leviticus 20:13, "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their blood guiltness is upon

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