I have seen it much more the older I get and do not understand the ignorance of people.
After reading a story from a few years ago, a gay teacher in America was driven out of his town by the local parents because they branded him as a pedophile. This goes to show how people do not have an open mind and show no tolerance against a persons life choice.
It has been more common with male homosexuals where they have been thought to be grooming young boys due to their sexuality. People with an 'old fashioned' frame of mind think like this and they need to tell themselves that gay does not mean pedophile.
Why does society think that gay people are different? Just because someone is homosexual, there is no more of a threat to anyone. The ignorance of people proves that what they don't understand is 'weird' or 'not normal'.
Something to think about:
Your child goes to school where you know one of the teachers is gay. One day you hear from another parent that a teacher has been accusing of grooming one of the students, which teacher would you think of first? It may surprise you how many people would think of the gay teacher. They may not do anything about it, but it takes just one person who jumps to conclusions and it can make someone's life hell for the wrong reasons.
After reading a story from a few years ago, a gay teacher in America was driven out of his town by the local parents because they branded him as a pedophile. This goes to show how people do not have an open mind and show no tolerance against a persons life choice.
It has been more common with male homosexuals where they have been thought to be grooming young boys due to their sexuality. People with an 'old fashioned' frame of mind think like this and they need to tell themselves that gay does not mean pedophile.
Why does society think that gay people are different? Just because someone is homosexual, there is no more of a threat to anyone. The ignorance of people proves that what they don't understand is 'weird' or 'not normal'.
Something to think about:
Your child goes to school where you know one of the teachers is gay. One day you hear from another parent that a teacher has been accusing of grooming one of the students, which teacher would you think of first? It may surprise you how many people would think of the gay teacher. They may not do anything about it, but it takes just one person who jumps to conclusions and it can make someone's life hell for the wrong reasons.
