What is wrong with being gay? Can somebody explain this without using the explination of religion?
A lesbian Ugandan woman is applying for aslyum to the United States because the government and her relatives do not accept her for who she is (news). In Uganda, homosexuality is illegal. A person who is guilty for being gay can be punished up to four years in prison. This law is very similar to the 147 year-old-India Panel Code, section 377 in which it is considered as a crime to have a sexual intercourse with someone of a same gender.
It is 2007, I find it hard to believe that people from other countries are filling asylum to escape persecution over their sexual orientation. I remembered my high school teacher said me that people are more open-minded than ever compared to people in the 1960s. I find her comment to be wrong because if people are really open-minded, then they should accept people who are gay, transvestites, transgender, bisexual etc. No one can is in control of his or her sexuality and identity. My father told me people who are not straight have mental problems. When it comes to sexuality, people are close-minded. Tim Hardaway is a perfect example. He came out publicly that he hates gay people. Maybe, everyone needs a life lesson on how to get along with other people and to understand their differences.
I don’t find anything wrong with LGBTQ people. However, why are other people having a hard time accepting them? That is what I would like to know.
The situation is Darfur, Sudan has been going on for years. Yet, there’s no solution that would end the crisis. Many activists and celebrities around the world are pressuring their governments to intervene. However, no government has taken the issue seriously, not even the United States of America.
The United States is facing a lot of issues already from the war in Iraq to the 2008 Presidential election. Other countries such as China are afraid to step in because of their dependence on oil. Sudan has a substantial amount of oil that lure investors to put their money in a country where its people are facing mass murder and are internally displaced. The United Nations are working extremely hard to ensure that everybody is “safe.” However, they have lost their focus on dealing with the situation in
Sudan. Because everybody is busy, I wondered are people forgetting about Darfur and is it a lost cause to fight for?
According to the New York Times, an operation in Darfur (i.e. giving out food, clothes etc) costs about 1 billion dollars a year. 14,000 aid workers helping out 3.8 million to survive on daily basis.Very often, aid workers are being turned away from entering into the refugee camps by the Sudanese government.It costs so much to help the Internally Displaced People and yet the government would not allow humanitarian workers to do their jobs. What does this mean? How many more rallies and fundraising are we, civilians going to have? It seems that every effort we put in, we don’t get anything in return. I may sound like a broken record. However, we, the average people have done so much in spreading the awareness. I think it’s the government’s turn to do something about it.
Is Darfur a lost cause? I think not. If we keep pressuring lawmakers and inspiring more people to get involved into this cause, we can do something about Darfur situation. It would be a lost cause if our government does not do what we want them to do. Therefore, we must not give up and keep doing what we can to make sure that the government and the United Nations heard our voices.
If you had to choose between your wife/husband and the presidential power, what would you pick?
Last week, Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with the recurrence of breast cancer. It’s the same cancer that was discovered during the 2004 Presidential election. Her husband, John Edwards is on a tough spot that he has ever been. Dispite Mrs. Edwards health condition, Edwards still continues with his campaign.
Currently, Edwards is a distant third behind Hilliary Clinton and Barack Obama. I don’t think that he has a chance to win the primary in 2008 anyway. Also, he still has to clear his debt because of the money he spent in the 2004 campaign. Don’t get me wrong, Edwards is a great man and has a lot of potentials. However, he must think the importance of his wife’s health as well. Some you may argue that Edwards family is doing a right thing because they do not let Mrs. Edwards’ cancer to stop Mr. Edwards from doing what he wants to do. I think that he should be there for his wife regardless. He can run for president at anytime. He’s still young and need more experience in the government. Right now, it’s a clear picture that the person who is going to win the Democratic Presidential Primary Election is either Clinton or Obama.
John Edwards should be right by his wife’s side just like she was when he was running for Vice President. Please drop out of the race.
First, I would like to apologize for not writing on this blog very often anymore because of my commitment to the Model UN program at my school, Queens College. I promise that I will right more once the National Model UN Conference is over. I will tell you all about it.
I am the head delegate for the Queens College Model UN delegation team. I am representing the Republic of Colombia in the World Food Programme.
Because of my assignment in the National Model UN Conference, I was surprised to learn that there are many underfunded World Food Programme projects. Many countries have pledged to fight world hunger. Yet, programs in the World Food Programme are underfunded. Poverty and hunger lead to external and internal conflicts. Therefore, other organizations besides the United Nations, World Food Programme, and the Food and Agricultural Organizations should be more actively involved in fighting this situation.
As for the individuals, money donation is not good enough to fight world hunger and poverty. What I am trying to say is money does not always solve the problem. Sometimes, it has to take human labor, hands-on involvement to deal with issues such as world hunger. I believe that there should be an independent program or committee in the United Nations to ensure that the food are being distributed properly. In my opinion, everybody including governments, NGOs and individuals to combat hunger and poverty. It is everyone’s responsibility to work together and improve the lives of everyone.
It’s interesting how everybody is watching North Korea every move.
Yesterday, the North Korean Vice Foreign Minister, Kim Kye Gwan and the U.S Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill met for four hours to discuss on the issue of the closure of North Korea’s nuclear facility at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Today, they are planning to meet again in hopes to improve the diplomatic relations between the two countries and to continue with their discussion.
Kim is the highest North Korean official to ever step into the United States soil. He is being treated like a star in New York City. He has the American and the North Korean bodyguards surrounded him. Photographers and news reporters are fighting to get a glimpse of this man. He stays in one of the five-star hotels in New York while the people of North Korea are living in horrible conditions and brainwashed with the Anti-American propaganda. How do I know? Usually, the U.S provides the best hotel for foreign diplomats to stay. You probably may wondered: What is so significant of this guy? Well, Kim is one of the closest officials who are able to gain access to Kim Jong-Il. I don’t know if these two men are related and if they were, I wouldn’t be surprised.
North Korea is so hot that everybody except for Japan is willing to give 300 million US dollars with of aid and fuel supply to end its nuclear program.
As I mentioned in on my blog , every nation including the United States is treating North Korea as if it is an A-list celebrity. The meeting between the U.S and the North Korea is a historical one because it was the first time in years that they actually have a one-on-one talk. This meeting can be used as a propaganda to convince North Koreans that the United States is bowing its head to their “Dear Leader,” Jong-il. To be quite honest, I don’t see the point of this meeting at all. Sooner or later, North Korea is going to break the agreement that was agreed on last month. Why is the U.S rushing to talk to North Korea? Why can’t the U.S wait until it actually North Korea starts to do what it promised?
That’s why I asked ” Don’t you wish you were hot like North Korea?”
