Separation & Segregation; pg. 312

"Separation and segregation refer to maintaining one's original culture and not participating in the new culture" (Jandt, pg. 312).  These terms are still seen in some parts of the countries and here in America. We may not be able to see it as much as we used to back in the old days, but it is still out there in small, down low ways. The issue I face when I hear these terms is one about same-sex marriage. Many heterosexual and religious people do not want any part of the homosexual (GLBT) community to even make any form of debut as it is unacceptable in their beliefs and ideals. This is a very touchy subject for me because I am really conflicted. Not only am I a Christian, but I am a homosexual male. Having to be held to such contradicts, I get widely ostracized for being gay and Christian. This makes me feel like I can never combine the two without getting a nasty comment or insult about it. It drives me bananas to think that people are not as open minded as they claim to be. Separation and segregation not only hurts the GLBT community it hurts other racial mixes out there such as the Latinos, the Black, the Asians, and so much more. Another that gets me are people wanting to segregate and separate from the Muslims as they are seen as terrorists. If you ask me, this is all just a bunch of bull!!!! The picture above is what we can see if America decides to separate and segregate homosexuals and in the end the GLBT community will feel shame and neglect for equality.