Monday, February 11, 2013

When doing my research for today i came across two very interesting and controversial documents.  The first was in regards to the current Boy Scouts crisis.  The Boy Scouts of America currently have a ban on gay and lesbian members and a majority of people want to overturn this ban.  However, if they do so they organization will lose many members as well as a large donor to their group.  I believe that because the club has failed to hold back known molesters from joining their club, as well as keeping allegations of sexual abuse a secret; the repercussions of the organization's actions are being taken out on the gay community.  I can see why some of the parents and scoutmasters are mad however I believe that they are unjustly denying gay and lesbian human beings the right to participate in their club, and it is time for change.  The other article that I read was a collection of interviews and stories from gay members in the military, reflecting on their time in service.  I believe that many people in the Army, Navy, Marines, etc. are being unjustly oppressed and excluded because they are different.  I believe that no person that is willing to fight for their country, and put their life on the line, should be in attack either mentally or physically from other people.  Both of these are very serious topics and I believe that all Americans should know what some of the population has to go through on a daily basis.

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