Spike in Anti-Gay Sentiment

Hello!
Today, I'm going to talk about an article I found on Google News. It's an article by a French Canadian reporter by the name of Jillian Page that reports on the "spike in anti-gay sentiment" in countries.

http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2014/05/15/gay-rights-map-shows-spike-in-anti-gay-sentiment-all-out/

According to the article, it is illegal to be gay in 77 countries and in 10, it can cost you your life. It upsets me greatly that these are the views of many countries on homosexuality.

I am aware of the arguments regarding religion. However, what happened to "God loves all his children"? Have we paraphrased it to mean something else that suits our views and opinions?

There are also people who say, "It's wrong." What makes homosexuality so wrong? Don't homosexuals deserve the right to be free like everyone else? Why must they be cast aside and looked at differently?

In today's society, a common insult is calling someone or something gay. It's just thrown around as if it means nothing. Just yesterday, I heard a boy call his chair gay. In what universe did he get the impression that his chair is gay? Did it somehow speak to him and tell him its deepest secrets? I think not.

So why are people saying the word gay about everything they mean to insult? Like every other insult out there, calling someone or something gay does not make you any better. It just shows that you are a petty and ignorant person who has a lack of understanding of how the world works.

In conclusion, I think homosexuality should be accepted and legalized everywhere. I believe it is not wrong nor is it disgusting. I think every individual should have the freedom to love whoever and whatever they want, free of discrimination.

If there's something i want you to take away from this blog post, it's this; everyone has rights and we should respect that. No one should have to suffer because certain people disagree with their choices. This leads to something our world is in desperate need of. Peace.

Thank you for reading. :)