DAY3: LGBT center/ Special Delivery

On Wed. the whole class went to the GLBT center in Hillcrest. It truthfully was a life changing experience because most people think that being gay, lesbian, ect. is a decease, genetic( was past on from the parents to the child), or contagious( is spread or came be caught like a sickness. Even before going i had no problem with people being gay, It's their life it's not like it's affecting our lives or the world, i also knew that people that are gay aren't treated the same way straight people are treated . They are respected more than they used be, but gay people are still being beaten, ridiculed, made fun of, and laughed at. After that I realized that they aren't treated as fair as i thought, they are continually getting beat up or worse killed, even if they LOOK gay. I also realized how hard it is for people that are in the closet, i couldn't imagine how hard it would be to live a double life, worrying about what other people think. Sometimes the case is that some people think if they come out of the closet they will loose friends, family, their jobs. So they don't tell anyone and sometimes when they do come out those things do happen, but also sometimes their friends, family, bosses don't mind and treat them the same as before they knew they were gay, lesbian, ect.

So this life changed my prospective on life and how there a bunch of different people out their and they are all people and don't need/want to be judged.

After we left the LGBT center we went to Special Delivery. This is where people voluntarily to deliver food to ill people. Each group had their own route. Earlier that morning we brought non-perishables foods, toiletries, and we made little gift baskets to rise their spirits. Another thing we added to these bags were letters that everyone made. It really felt good to see that when the people opened their doors they would see a nice bag with foods, toiletries, and a sweet letter that came from our hearts!! Our group didn't wait for the people to answer the door we just set the bags down by the door.