Star-Crossed Means

by Fatima Ellaine M. Sisracon

Have you ever heard of term homosexual? Or third sex? How about lesbians, gays, and

bisexuals? Sounds familiar, right? Most people define them as those who have sinned,

psychologically and physiologically declined, and in worse cases define them are retards. Why is

this so? This is due to the fact that scientifically and biblically speaking; there are only two

sexual categories in existence: the male and the female. Since the old days, a family is known to

be composed of one male, a female and their offspring. That is how most people see it. They

always neglect the third sex. The fact that there are people, who have unique sexual orientations,

means that there is the existence of the so-called third sex. Why is it so hard for people to accept?

They are not forced or even encouraged to engage in a homosexual nuclear family, but they

oppose too much. Some persons who have a straight sexual orientation by nature, hate seeing

those of the opposite case. That is why I realized that it’s time for a change. We have the power

to change this world if we want to.

I would be happy to vouch for President Obama’s approval and legalization of the “same

sex marriage” in the United States. This is a good way of promoting equality within a nation. I

do think that a nation that cannot even respect people of different nature is a weak nation. It is

very important for a country to have equality in order to ensure justice and freedom among its

citizens. If people can’t even control the desire to criticize someone, then they are nothing but

low-life creatures that are destroying their own kind.

I do believe that the sole purpose of marriage is not merely to reproduce and assure the

continuing generation of our specie. Marriage is a sacred process of uniting two souls who live

for each other and have the idea of perishing together. In other words, marriage is for everybody.

The holy matrimony is done with two people who dearly love each other regardless of their age,

nationality, and even gender. You don’t need to be a guy to fall in love with a girl. And same

goes for guys that don’t have to be girls in order to love a guy. The reason why we are given

free-will is in order to choose who we want to marry, and the person we want to spend the rest of

our lives with. Love comes and goes for each and every one of us. That is why, we need to learn

to accept and understand others. Let us put ourselves in others’ shoes. Wouldn’t we be happy if

we are to marry the one we love instead of marrying the one who should be with us? I think the

third sex should be accepted and honored around the world. These people aren’t retarded or

above normal. They are just being themselves. Would you call being yourself, abnormal? No.

Because being you, means being a unique individual in this world who has his own preferences

and happiness.

Let us stop the discrimination. Let us quit with the inequality among the members of the

society. Give a fair chance to everyone. I hereby, lead the people of the advocacy to promote

equality, justice and freedom in this government, as it was mentioned in the 1987 Philippine

Constitution. Be proud of what we are. Be proud of what we can become. And be proud that we

are able to advocate for Our Star-Crossed Means for ourselves and for our fellowmen.