We must end the homosexuality debate
Against calls for change and acceptance, homophobia still plagues the millennial generation.
A young topic of American debate, the question of accepting the LGBTQ community needs to be answered.
On the campus of Central Michigan University, a powerful LGBTQ population has worked tirelessly to cultivate a culture of acceptance and to bring an end to the debate. The same movement for equality occurred in the 1960s civil rights movement.
Our country rose to the occasion to erase racism and now we must crush homophobia.
The Student Government Association is hoping to adjust residence hall questionnaires to allow students to choose whether or not they want to live with LGBTQ roommates.
This is indulging bigotry.
Debated as a means to keep LGBTQ students safe from violence and oppression at the hands of homophobes, it is clear SGA’s heart is in the right place. They hope to protect LGBTQ students from ignorance and potential danger, but this would allow that same ignorance to fester.
While accepting of the LGBTQ students at CMU, the SGA hopes to also accept those that would rather they not exist.
A generation that prides itself on acceptance and forward thinking should not accept hatred under the guise of entitling everyone to their own opinion.
It’s time for us to take a stand and establish a definitive opinion. We cannot continue to acknowledge the hateful preferences of those who disagree with LGBTQ’s place in this university.
As has been explained by law enforcement officials countless times in recent years, those looking to assault students for any reason have no place on this campus.
Regardless of perceived political views, any student that would endanger another does not deserve to live on campus, and they certainly cannot hide from what they don’t understand.
As a generation we must now admit that, like racists, homophobes also do not belong here.
The debate of accepting homophobia is going on across the country. Homophobic parents become enraged that public school teachers might be gay. They believe their children should not be exposed to something parents find sinful.
These bigots need a wake-up call. Homosexuality, bisexuality and transexuality are here to stay. It’s even becoming apparent that traditional heterosexuality may not be as prevalent as some might want to believe.
tudents come to this campus, to college, to become unsheltered and learn about lifestyles different from their own. They are here to learn academically, but more importantly, to grow into adults, leaders of the modern world.
And the world is full of people who live and who love in ways drastically different from one another. Any student unwilling to coexist, even share a room, with someone who has a sexual identity different from their own is not ready for college.
If you feel you may assault a roommate for such personal matters, do not come here. Seek counseling because you are a violent person.
If you do not accept homosexuality, you have a problem, not CMU.
As with the racists of past generations, you’re on the wrong side of history.
Learn to accept your peers for who they are, and leave the world up to the chance that makes it beautiful.
This debate must end with us.
