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The Extra Step Towards Equality

In the article "Tim Tebow, Denvor Broncos Being Petitioned to join "It gets Better" LGBT Youth Campaign" by The Huffpost interest newspaper explains how this NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow, was asked to join the campaign of "It Gets Better". He had already made the difficult choice of being part of the Super Bowl ad for anti-abortion and anti-gay organization and he continues to participate further. I use the word "difficult" because as a football player, Tim Tebow faces a huge wave of criticism as being a part of such organization can label him as "soft" in the realm of football. There had been over 3000 supporters asking him to join the fight in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens. It is mentioned in this article how great it would be if these manly figures in sports were to agree on some levels that a teen should not feel separate from society and suicide is never the answer even if these figures wouldn't completely agree with these lifestyles for themselves. Interestingly enough, Tim went beyond the usually participation in this campaign by actually engaging in homosexual activities in public. After scoring a touchdown in a game, Tim walked across the field and shared an inspiring lip-lock moment with another teammate. If this doesn't account for the extra step taken to prove a point through explicit actions documented in media then what does?   

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Freedom of Speech?
-In the article "Kansas High School Newspaper says It's Moral to Execute Gays" one student goes above and beyond with what freedom of speech may entail to. At Wichita High School this student was given the permission to author an editorial and write his opinion in the schools newspaper, The Messenger. Personal opinion maybe completely fine concerning taste in food, preference in sports but when it comes to sexuality it may not be acceptable to want to execute a whole class of people. Yes, you've heard correctly, the student cited how a man should not lie with another man and if so he should be given the death penalty. For a high school newspaper where people, fellow students, struggling with identity will read, I'm more than certain this may have been a stretch. There is an extent to which freedom of speech is allowed and in this high school, the supervising teacher should be ashamed in allowing this student to publish such a thing. In an environment where development and morals should be taught, an article of such caliber single handily singles out individuals in an attempt to classify aspects of sexual preference as right or wrong and for a teacher this is the wrong.