Is homosexuality wrong, and is everybody treated equally in today's world?

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AS-Level English Coursework for a Listening Audience

As each of you turn 16, an age I considered to be a milestone in my teenage life, as do a lot of us, there are a number of ‘privileges’ that you’re offered. New corridors, such as playing the lottery, getting married (with parents consent) and legally having sex, have been opened. However, up until two years ago, a proportion of our ‘equal’ society weren’t able to access the intriguing door labelled ‘SEX’. Now I put to you this question:

Is homosexuality wrong, and is everybody treated equally in today’s world?

We’ve all been discriminated against in the past, but none more so than the ‘weirdos’ of this world. However, in today’s society people are becoming more accepting of homosexuals, partly due to the media emphasis on such leading figures as Stephen Gately, George Michael and Elton John. These people, among others, have raised awareness of homosexuals, and aided this ‘twisted way of life’ to becoming more accepted.

However, despite accepting homosexuality, society as a whole, unfortunately does not agree with it. It is my opinion that people should have the ability to be open about their feelings when it comes to the matter in hand. Having grown up in a family that have accepted ‘gay-boys’ and ‘lesbos’, I too have become to understand that homosexuality is natural. While I am aware that many people disagree with me, I believe that everybody has the right to pursue their own lives as they wish.  

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QUOTATION: We do not live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.

This quotation, taken from J.B Priestly’s ‘An Inspector Calls’, is something I consider to be a statement that can be applied to everything we do. It emphasises that fact that we are a united body and should accept each unique person as they are.

Another matter, closely linked into homosexuality, is equal rights. People are fighting for equal rights worldwide and while many people living in our society are led to believe that everyone is treated the same, ...

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