The Effects of Homophobia
By Peyton Makhlouf and Jessie Martin
LGBTQ+ kids are having their health and lives impacted poorly by homophobia.
Fenway Health Statistics (fenwayhealth.org).
Source One: www.cdc.gov
Jessie: You always see how peoples negative attitudes make people feel much worse about themselves then they may already.
Peyton: If you treat a person different because of who they are, then what are the chances that they might already feel negative about themselves? If they do, then why add to the fire?
Source Two: www.britannica.gov
Jessie: How is this being considered OK and normal? So many people are emotional suffering because others can't accept them for being themselves.
Peyton: This makes me so upset. I can relate to the emotional suffering because it happens to me constantly, but when is it ever OK to treat a person so badly that they choose to hurt themselves? I know the answer is never, but do you?
Source Three: www.thinkprogress.org
Jessie- Family rejection is the worst feeling ever and when your friends leave you and all you have is your family, how do you think it feels when they leave you too?
Peyton- I know how rejection feels and it's not that good of a feeling. If you were rejected by a loved one because of who you were, how would you feel? It will make your life suck and you won't feel like doing much. All I can say is that before you go out and cause misery to those around you because of their differences, what if the same thing happened to you and how would you feel?