Topic > A challenge to homophobia: an analysis of LGBT rights

Today there are murders, clashes and protests against gay marriage; this isn't just an older generation thing. This is the second problem of today's society. If we see a couple walking down the street holding hands, we smile and move on. If we see a same-sex couple doing the same thing, we have to do a double take and give them a dirty look. The reason we do this is because we grew up thinking of same-sex marriage as the wrong thing. We as a society are not used to seeing this, so we pass judgment because we have not yet opened our hearts to this change. People want to say it's wrong for religious reasons, or because that's how they were raised, or because it's disgusting. This is not a reason to deny someone else the right to be happy. Today's society is so critical of homosexuals that we have stopped treating them as human beings. “According to Fortune, more than sixty companies, including Apple, Nike, and Morgan Stanley, signed onto a brief filed with the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage in February” (Berman NP). This article shows us that some of the largest companies in the world support gay marriage. Apple has been a proud supporter from the beginning with rainbow signs and posters. The rest fell in love with loving others and allowing others to be equal to each other. If you believe in love and are in love, wouldn't you want someone else to be able to experience it one day, no matter who they are?