Discrimination: Inside the LGBT Community
4/07/2013 05:53:00 AM | ||
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Modern society as we know it have
already adapted and embraced gay culture for a number of years, reason for us to
see successful gay men and women dominating their industries of choice without
having to hide “inside the closet.” Some parts of the world respect their LGBT
citizens so much that laws were passed in order to create a better place to
live in for their “pink” residents. Numerous businesses have blossomed and
prospered after tapping into the buying power of “pink money” and the skills of
their “pink employees.” But despite this progress, many are still fighting for
equality.
It is somehow baffling that LGBT members
come to blows for equal opportunity when in fact discrimination doesn’t only
happen outside the community but also within. Thinking about it, I believe there
is more bias and prejudice in the group itself: masculine gay men dissing femmes…
Femmes rolling their eyes upon sight of other femmes… Femmes mocking discreet
members through gestures that “out” them prematurely… Not to mention the piercing
stare and the head-to-toe scrutiny! (I
can actually go on and on but it would take too much space)
This may not be happening
everywhere, but I doubt that it didn’t occur at some point. It happens at
school, at work, at the mall, even in the streets. Truth be told, I myself am
guilty of this crime. Yes, I am proud to be gay. I am proud that I have the
guts to be FEMME. But I am not proud whenever I display arrogance towards my
fellow gay men/women. Arrogance (defined
as the overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors) to
my belief, is the easiest and most common way to discriminate.
How can we fix the world if we
couldn’t even patch up our own community we are dying to fight for? Shouldn’t
we be addressing problems within the “rainbow connection” first? You tell me.
3 comments
Nicely said girl
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim!
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