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April 24,2017
LGBTQ+ Competing Narratives
With the passing of the transgender bathroom ban that has happened recently the LGBT community is still struggling for their voices for acceptance to be heard. The media is full of people who are with and against the LBGT community and there are many competing narratives who want to persuade their readers that their thoughts are more valuable than anything else.
As reported by lifesitenews.com at the annual White House Easter Egg hunt Obama promoted LGBT rights there and opened his arms to all families same sex and opposite sex alike. In the article the author backs up claims by stating quotes from various political figures to emphasize the fact that Obama is perhaps the most pro-LGBT president in history and that including same sex parents is actually a good thing. Others didn’t think same sex parents should have attended this event for the fact that they were worried about what their kids would think. One source stated that a little boy named Jordan wrote to president Obama and thanked him for blessing him with his two adoptive dads and that he had found his forever family.
Now while this article focuses on a positive way of promoting LGBT rights during an Easter Egg hunt at the White House Texas lawmakers are looking to legalize LGBT discrimination.
The govenor of Texas has said that the bill that would ban Texas transgender from using the bathroom is necessary and should be passed. Included in this article are quotes from other sources that can be seen as credible by the reader.
Another article regarding the new Texas law which give citizens the “right to discriminate” is also making headlines and being called “the most extreme anti lgbt proposal yet.
The NFL has stated that this bill will make it hard for the state to hold the super bowl and this bill would cost texas 8.7 million in lost revenue.
The argument of gay marriage and allowing same sex couples to be married can be argued about for days on end. A blog posted about the argument of whether same sex marriage should be seen as equal or approved by others states a few claims and provide evidence to support those claims. The way the author of the blog provided evidence and brought religion into each point only makes their points more valid and someone would persuade someone who has the same values or the same mindset to agree with them. Also bringing in how anit-lgbt supporters may have their own point of view the author doesn’t discredit those who may not support their ideas. The use of political and legal ideas may draw people in or push them away since everyone has their own political views.
Both articles talk about the same thing in two very different ways and both of them tackle various obstacles that still face the lgbt community today. The persuasive language used in each article make them both an interesting read.
