Homophobia

Brian Burke has made some very risky moves. For a man with a job in hockey, finding out that his son is gay is a very difficult thing. It is one of the most difficult things for a son to tell his father. His heavy load got heavier a few weeks later when his son died in a car accident. He decided to change his perspective and join a campaign that fights homophobia. Homophobia is an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people. It takes place in many of our school systems today. There are kids, and teachers that are afraid of homosexuals. You may think that it sounds kind of funny, but it is really happening!

I think that it is a fantastic thing that Mr. Burke has joined this campaign. People need to stand up to what they believe in, especially professional athletes. He has shown nothing but excellence by doing this. I think that more athletes should be doing this, but thy don’t. They think that all they can do is sports and there is no way they can make a difference. What they don’t understand is that because they are famous more people would want do follow them. They could make so much of a difference if they just tried. If more athletes did this, I am sure that more people would respect them and they might even become more famous than they were.

Everyone is different. Everyone can make their own choices in life, no one can stop them. If someone chooses to like the same sex, there should be no one in their way to stop them. “Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.” Coretta Scott King