Alyssa Sutherland Poems

Gay people aren't oppressed.
Ok ok, now before you call me crazy hear me out. I have a lot of gay friends in my life. Matter of fact I just attended my best friends gay wedding the other day Fmy first gay wedding! Oh, and now that we're on the topic, I'm not one of those crazy old bats that think gays shouldn't get married. In fact, I believe that sharing marriage with gay folk is essential so they can know what true suffering feels like as well.
I just simply don't understand how someone could look at the gay community and think "oh they're so oppressed, poor them! "
I think one reason we associate gay people with oppression so closely is probably because we're so busy dwelling on the past, that we can't see what's in front of us. Now, I will admit that ten or fifteen years ago, the gays did not have the liberty to be as free as they are now, and their have been crimes committed against the gay community in the past. But now, in our current day and age, when so many big companies and names are in support of the LGBT Rights movement, and even the former president of the united states decided to deem June as "Pride Month" for gay people, we have to ask the question; are the gays really oppressed? Or are they just crying wolf and begging for attention at this point?
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