In history class a few days ago, we were talking about the struggle for equality; we received papers that described different topics that each of us had to research for a project. I noticed that the dominant subjects we had to research were concerning the struggle for equality for women, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and American Indians. My novel that I'm using for my report is called "Making Gay History" by Eric Marcus and I'm halfway through it; while I was reading the requirements for the project, I couldn't help wondering why homosexuals weren't mentioned on the paper. Obviously I understand why, but it reminded me of my belief that equality among race and gender is the same as equality between all sexual orientations. I really hope that one day the Gay Rights Movement will be a part of the curriculum for all history classes and be admired as much as the Civil Rights Movement and Women's Sufferage. If young people are educated on the subject, they will be able to make a more educated decision on their view of homosexuals.
This relates to the "struggle for equality" theme because the GBLT community has a long history of fighting for rights, but it hasn't really gone anywhere. I believe we've gone far since the 50's when it started; however, Congress hasn't passed many of the laws that originally were proposed by activists in the 50's.
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