civil rights movement. He wanted to experience, first hand, what it felt like to be discriminated against based on the color of his skin. I believe the memoir, Black Like Me is relevant to current events because there are distinct parallels in today's society. John Howard Griffin discovered the disparity among African Americans and white people; this treatment resembles the LGBT community's struggles. Just like the controversial civil rights movement in the 60s, the LGBT social movement today has
A World Divided The differences between men and women are what make us unique. This wonderful world, filled with numerous beautiful people, is made of the differences in humanity. However, some people in this world do not perceive differences as a fantastic feature of life. Some people being “different” can cause a great deal of hate resulting in many negative experiences. To begin with, one vast contributor to hate is race. The sight of another person’s skin color being different can send a racist
1. Diversity is a gift from God and the only similarity that all humanity shares. We are all created with many differences. Some of our differences are external others are internal. However man allows differences to cause division amongst people. Instead of celebrating diversity it is look at as flaws. The LGBT community (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender) can identify with this division. This community is an at risk population because of their sexual orientation and their self-identity.