Why do We Care?

Prompt: Human Rights vs. Majority Rule

I am a firm believer in "to each his own". I honestly don't think that it should matter to people, including employers, what sexual orientation their workers are. as long as the work is getting done and the people aren't trying to force their views on you, what does it matter? if we discriminate on sexual orientation or any other thing for that matter, we are abolishing the ideals that founded America. I do, however, acknowledge that it takes efforts from both sides to make this work.

The world is changing, and ideas should change with it. Just because a person may be gay doesn't mean that a gay teacher is going to teach your children how to be gay. If they work in a factory, are they going to contaminate the products or equipment with their "gayness"? No. Most gay people do not even bring their private life outside of the home, just like straight people. They are not out preaching homosexuality to anyone. They are living it in their own time.

I have a gay cousin, and it kills me to see her discriminated against because of it. She has been fired from three different jobs. The underlying reason has always been that she is gay. In all three jobs, she did not let it be known in the beginning. She eventually fought these people and became much stronger and open because of this. She realized that if you hide it, people are going to think worse of it. The more you hide it, the worse it must really be. If more gay people were just upfront about it, it wouldn't be as big of a deal.

Wth cooperation on both sides, this issue does not even have to be a big deal. Ultimatelty, it should not matter in the work place as long as the work is getting done. With more employers not making it a big deal and more gay people being upfront about it, there will be more tolerance in the workplace. This tolerance could then stem out into other aspects of life. It took work with different religions, and the same can be done with sexual orientation.