Through the eyes of gay friends, I have taken a new look at how society really treats homosexuals. Society seems to have a stereotypical view of how they act, think, and represent themselves. People treat them differently because they feel gays are the abnormal of the human race because of their sexuality. According to Susan Sontog, society, media, and our nation's government seem to label people and to place them into categories of acceptable and abnormal. The icons of beautiful women and strong men fall into the cherished category. In relation to this stereotypical view, one must be heterosexual to be accepted as normal. This brings me to the taboo, abnormal point of view towards homosexuality. .
In society today homosexuality is still not whole-heartedly accepted because of the stereo-typical views that are still in place. As a society in America that is still mostly Christian; homosexuality is viewed as immoral because of what is written in a book known as the Holy Bible. Many people use this religious text to justify the vicious slandering of an entire group of people. According to Jim McKnight's recent book on evolution and homosexuality, homosexuals are created by genetics, not by choice. I know this because of the violence that oppresses my friends that are included in this lifestyle. Most of the badgering that they are afflicted by is caused by the people who call themselves Christians. In our society these Christians attempt to force their beliefs down the throats of those who posses conflicting ideas of a sin free society, in a country in which we are given unlimited freedom to believe in what we want and to live our lives the way we choose. .
The media has projected a view of homosexuals that is not only stereotypical, but also it is insulting to this particular group of people because like everyone in this world, every single human on the face of this earth is his own individual.