Log #1

article: https://mobile.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/03/06/us/06reuters-usa-lgbt-coca-cola.html

It is always good to see some powerful companies publicly support good things. For example, Coca-cola supporting diversity by releasing its new ad.

There have always been people debating whether homosexual is right or not. In my opinion, love should not be a problem regardless of age, gender, or race. There is no right and wrong in this. I have friends who are openly gay and I also have friends who are still in the closet to public. Therefore, I realize how much a struggle it is just because you love a person who shares the same sex as you are. I have never understood why it is an issue. There are billions of people in the world, it is already hard to find someone to make you happy, why can’t people just be happy for those who find their significant others?

In fact, I have read a research stating that people’s sexuality is actually not on two opposites but on a spectrum. You could be 60% into boys and 40% into girls, or you could also be 10% into boys and 90% into girls. I don't know if it is 100% accurate or not, but I find this statement fascinating. Because why do people have to be just straight or just gay? 

One of my best-friends happens to be bisexual. Despite all of his ex-partners were girls, when I asked if he wanted to meet a new girl or a new boy, he shrugged and said, “Does it matter? As long as the person makes me happy, I don't care about its sex.”

I was mind-blown. Even as open-minded as I claimed I was, I was still stuck in stereotype. Now my best-friend is dating a 24 year old boy, and I feel so happy for them every time I see the looks when they stare at each other.

Besides gender, race and age are also issues people often talk about. I am in a stable relationship with my Canadian boyfriend for more than a year now. At the very beginning of our relationship, there were some doubts of me only being with him for his skin color. Also, for he is older than me, some people even think I have daddy issue. Both of the accusations make me burst into laughter. I had known my boyfriend for four years before I decided to date him, and I only said yes because he made me laugh, he supported me all the time, he and I shared a lot in common, and that he was loving and caring to his friends and family. It had never had anything to do with his skin tone or his age. I would still love him no matter he is black, white, yellow, red or purple, and I would still love him no matter how old he is, as long as it is not illegal. To further prove my points, my boyfriend still plays video games as much as a 12 year-old does; therefore, it really doesn’t matter what race, age or gender the other person belong, the point is he/she makes you feel so powerful that you can conquer all the obstacles in the whole wild world.

My conclusion is that people should give up their prejudice and accept that love is nothing but two happy people trying to be better together. And by having an ad on TV released by a huge company everybody know like Coca-cola telling people that love is never wrong is just another huge step to leading all human being being equal. I love it.