Should the LGBTQ society be judged because of their sexuality? By: Gloria

Over the weekend I heard on the news about a gay club in Oak Park being down. The owner of the bar has stated: "I know it was a hate crime," he also states that "I opened this club 3 months ago." I tried looking for the interview, but had no luck. So I ran into a video that is called "Gay hate crime faces & stories" this video has interested me because this video proves that no one can be unique in this world. But, it was meant for everyone to be an independent, unique individual. Now we look around and see everyone is a splitting image of the idol they want to be. The world wasn't meant to be like this at all. Victims of hate crimes are innocent people with their own ideas of what they wanted out of life. They stood for what they believed in and it eventually got them killed. Many LGBTQ individuals have been tortured, abused, and bullied sine the 1900's. But what crosses my mind when I think of this is how could someone grow so much hate towards them? Who said they had to be the one's that were judged? Did they deserve this? Honestly, I believe that it starts off with one then that one teaches others to hate as well. 

And then it leads to this: In the video there is a woman named Gisberta, she was a transgender that was tortured and sexually abused then murdered. By who? You would NEVER guess. She was murdered by 14 boys between the ages 10 and 16 in 2006. What are the adults of these children teaching them? How do they know to hate a person's sexuality or race? Do you think that the abuse that has caused people to kill themselves or be murdered for their race, sexuality, religion, etc. will ever be stopped? I am straight. I still believe that an individual should be able to live the life they want without being judged based on there race, gender, sexuality, or religion because sooner or later everyone's gonna die. But the people that cause these murders are already dead because they have to live with the things that they have caused because of hate. It needs to stop. 

So, I support the LGBTQ society and will stand for them because everyone should be equal.