This topic has its basing on the conviction of Californian 17year old Brandon McInerney today. At such a young age, he now has a 21 year sentence to jail for killing a gay classmate. It was second degree murder, meaning “a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility” (The Free Dictionary). He shot Larry King (15 years of age) twice in the head because of his sexual orientation in February 2008. At that time, McInerney was 14 and claimed King was making sexual advances on him and other boys. King also had taken to wearing makeup and heels to school. I guess that was enough to push McInerney over the edge. He now admits he is deeply sorry for his actions and wishes he never murdered the boy. The family has publicly stated they can never forgive McInerney. Not that I can blame them. With a seconds notice, a disturbed boy ended the live of their loved child who was just trying to figure out his sexual orientation and express himself.
These kinds of people are what drive me crazy. “You like the same sex; you deserve to die.” I mean COME ON. First off, the person can’t help it. It is a mental chemical thing. Why would someone choose to be considered socially taboo, be discriminated against, and have a harder time to find love (gay people are generally a minority). Do you think someone would put that on themselves? Especially during one of the hardest times of life: middle school.
Another big question this situation raised in me is: Who the hell are this murderer’s parents?! How can your upbringing ever make it seem even a tiny bit okay to kill another person so brutally just because they’d rather be wearing lipstick than a baseball hat? The parents of this child need to be seriously analyzed because they must have instilled a value into this mentally unstable child that needs to be gotten rid of. Honestly.
I get that people think that the Bible states that being gay is a sin. I’ve read the verses. I understand where they are coming from. But, the Bible pretty clearly states that God disapproves of meaningless sex, which what being gay was way back then. There were not relationships like we know today; it was giant orgies or just men using each other to get that good feeling. Women were also seen as possessions during this time, so having sex with another man like you would a woman was degrading to that man, almost an equivalent of rape. Gay relationships have totally evolved from those barbaric times. They date and take the same steps as we do. They have to be faithful. Many religions have accepted that gay relationships are okay and not sinful if treated the right way. I refuse to believe that God would stray such a large population of people if it was truly so sinful.
Which brings me to gay marriage: yes or no. I believe it is fine. Others believe in the sanctity of it being between a man and a woman. Honestly, this is where I don’t have any convincing. Marriage is a right. It should be extended to all. We as civilians all have the right to pursue happiness. How can somebody do that when they can’t even open themselves up to love, sex, and relationships? Denying such an essential part of yourself seems truly disgusting. I believe in change and self-betterment, but not denying your own needs. Love and lust are as essential as, say, the feeling of hunger. Unavoidable. Yes you can try to deny it, but eventually the appetite needs to be filled or their will be more serious consequences.
So anyways. This whole killing has really opened my eyes to why I find closed minded people dangerous. I mean, if you start thinking “them vs us” or “human vs other”, you dehumanize yourself. And as soon as you lose touch with humanity, you achieve an animalistic form of yourself. This form will take prey on the weak, the different, the things that you disapprove of. Finally, you ruin yourself doing something stupid.
Sincerely Sydney
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