The Real World

Today I was sitting at home, still feeling sick and decided to turn on the show The Real World. This is a show that I do not often admit to watching, but tonight the episode was actually very thought provoking. The show was centered on Pride week, which is a week when the LGBT community has an event to bring everyone together. This year there was the first time LGBT people in the military were able to walk openly in this event. In watching it and seeing the emotion coming from some of the cast members it really showed how historical and important this day was. It was crazy to think that just a year ago the people in that parade would have been discharged for admitting their sexuality. The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell is such a landmark in American history because it shows the support for equal rights. Another thing happened in that episode in that two of the cast members were not supportive of pride weekend. They felt uncomfortable and didn't really want to participate. As the show progressed one of the male cast members met another man and they started dating. The two cast members who initially felt uncomfortable with the LGBT community, actually started to embrace their relationship. They soon saw past the idea that being gay is about the glitters and tutus in the parade and actually started to see that its about relationships and love. This made me hopeful because I often wonder how do we get past the hate. How can bridge the gaps to make people more accepting and this show had a lesson in that. By showing people that their stereotypes and judgments were wrong they were able to bridge those gaps. I wish it were always this easy, but it still gives me hope that we can one day live with less hate.

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