I’ve wanted to write a post about the show The Real L Word for a while, and in light of the new Chic Fil A controversy I thought it would be the perfect time.
Personally, I don’t even understand why gay rights are a discussion. Gay people are human beings and therefore deserve the same human rights we are entitled to. The constitution says that we all have the right to pursue happiness, and if happiness for someone means marrying another person of the same gender, who cares? I never woke up one day and decided to be straight, so clearly someone who is gay never woke up one morning and just decided to be gay. Some of us are born fat, some skinny, some with brown hair, some with blonde, and some of us like boys and some like girls. One thing that we are all born with is the desire to love and be loved. So to deny someone of that is unfair. Period.
That being said, after watching The Real L Word on Showtime, which is a series that documents the lives of a group of lesbian women, my belief in gay rights was reinforced even more. These women are trying to have babies, get married, find themselves, and do everything we are ALL trying to do. What I love most about the show is that it rarely even discusses gay rights- it’s just a show about interesting women who happen to be lesbians. It is on Thursday nights at 10:00 pm, and is a show I recommend that everyone should watch.
When my mom told me her elementary school was segregated, I was shocked. I look forward to the day when I tell my kids that there was a day when gay people couldn’t get married, and they are shocked.
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