The essay tackles the discrimination that the author experienced as a young gay student. The topic discussed in the essay is still heavily relevant up to this day. the line” The prejudice against gay men Is even more magnified in the context of supposed deep religiosity” depicts the situation of today where gays are being frowned upon because of the religious belief of people who think they are superior to others. It is sad to know that today a lot of people are still ignorant about homosexuality. In a viral video of a transgender woman being verbally assaulted by Aling Susan, we can see that she was being called “impyerniyo” for being a transgender woman and later Aling Susan started to attack her with a rock. We can see that it is just one of the many examples that the LGBT community faces in this society that cannot protect their rights. Another line that we can see the mistreatment toward the LGBT community is “gays were rounded up in Datu Piang after staging a gay beauty pageant and were beaten up for allegedly causing a tornado that destroyed more than twenty houses in the town”. Up to this date, there are still cases where a lot of people facing discrimination due to their sexual orientation. despite all of this we still hope that one day we can live in a society that people can be who they want to be without being judged.
“There might be the pitfall sand setbacks, but I rise to pick up the broken pieces and move on”, this line reminds us that even though we may struggle in our life we have to be strong and move forward. In my life, I have experienced many things that sometimes I wish to give up. I have experienced what it is like not having a single peaceful moment in our home where every day all I can hear constant shouts and glass shattering. Every person has their difficulty in life but we have to remind ourselves that this is just part of our journey in life and we have to be strong to overcome those.
Connector : Bernette Nichole Emperua
La Vie Litterae 