Around the world people are standing up for gay,
lesbian, and transgendered rights. This movement is taking a particularly
strong hold in Iran. In the article We Are Everywhere it tells of how
persons in the region are tired of the discrimination and double lives they are
being forced to live. Using a global forum now Iranians are taking their
fight online and going viral with the help of Facebook. Not just a tool
for keeping in touch with friends the gay, lesbian, transgendered communities
of Iran are uniting on the web to get across their message not only to their
country but to the world that they want justice. Homosexuality is an
offense punishable by death in Iran and those who are homosexual mush live
double lives concealing who they really are at all costs. Yet with the
autonomy and anonyms nature of the internet Iranians have found a new outlet a
way to finally bring about awareness and gain support, encouragement and find a
voice to tell their stories.
I feel this is very important in the topic of families. More and more it is becoming apparent and
more easily accepted that the cookie cutter mom, dad, and 2.5 kids is no longer
the way a family has to be or should be for that matter. Although the debate on whether or not gay,
lesbian, and transgendered person should be allowed to marry and have kids is
far from over you can see a stronger push from around the world to try and make
these dreams of equality a reality. The first
step in any battle is first getting your ideas out there and the Iranians are doing
a great job of capturing an audience and securing a following. I think it is very important to the success
of all families that these persons and their “alternative” life styles to be
accepted in today’s world. I think
allowing these relationships means loving homes for children who might
otherwise be let in the foster system, it means partners who might otherwise be
denied right to mourn the loss of a loved one instead of having no right to a
person they spent their whole lives with, and it means strengthening families
as a whole instead of dividing and discriminating.
Andrea N Ward 9/30/2012 1:38am
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/11/gay-iranians-facebook-defiance?INTCMP=SRCH
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