As I was reading an article about decriminalizing homosexuality in Africa in a cyber news portal, the first thing that came to my mind was the following question: Why do we feel the need to criminalize homosexuality? In
this era, to criminalize someone for having a different sexual preference is
like criminalizing people who are being born with dwarfism or with missing
limbs. They were born that way, it’s nobody’s fault; nature made them the way
they are. Besides, if we were all born
to be the same, act the same and have the same preferences we would all have
been born women only, or men only. It is like going back to the times where you
would be punished just for being a woman, of for being a different skin color.
It’s wrong and it should be stopped. What should be made a criminal offense and
highlighted to people everywhere that it will be punished is to act upon
hateful believes and hurt those who are different from you; now that is a measurement
that should be respected, acted upon and reinforced. Because no matter your
sexual preference you are still a human being, therefore you should be allowed
to live with dignity and pursue your happiness.
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