Dear Mr. President
I wrote a letter to the Mr. Obama, I doubt he will personally read it but I figured it would be worth a shot.
Dear President Obama
Greetings to you Mr. President, I am just one person among many in the states that I am sure you might hear from. I am writing you this letter in hopes that it might reach your eyes and that you will personally read the words I am about to write. The reason for that is that I want to address an issue that I see in America everyday. There are so many people up in arms here in Iowa and in other states about same-sex couples having the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. There is a lot of sigma about the defense against marriage act also that seems to tie into this one issue. I think that we should do away with the defense against marriage act and don’t ask don’t tell or any other form of separation that is being enforced upon the homosexual community. Our country has had more than enough separation of its people in its time to know that this type of separation is never fair or just, nor is it kind or humane. I think this kind of separations creates a rift in the country as a whole. Most homosexuals feel isolated because of this type of rift that is being encouraged by the majority. Asking homosexuals to be separate from the rest of the population is asking them to deny who they really are and who they really love. It is the same as if you were to ask a Hispanic to stop being who they are, it is still discrimination only there are tons more people who would stand up and defend the Hispanic person because they are more readily accepted. The homosexual community has very few to stand up for them or to speak on their behalf, and because of this they are easily overlooked, dismissed, and discriminated against. So I write today to hopefully empower you to action, to be a voice for a community that has so few voices speaking for it and most importantly to be a voice for myself and the one I love. I think that abolishing this discriminatory attitude in the states would be the right thing to do. Sure it would be hard but equality is never easy and it takes a strong intelligent leader like you to take action on such matters. The homosexual community isn’t asking for special treatment, its asking for fairness, they aren’t asking that the churches are forced to perform marriage services, they are asking for basic civil rights. All people should be treated equally and fairly, marriage shouldn’t be a word or union that is reserved for the majority. Marriage should be about love and commitment and not about who is standing next to you on that day in question. I think that marriage should be between two unrelated persons of consenting age who agree that this is the right step for them to take in their lives. Marriage is a basic civil right, homosexuals are not demanding for more then that. I implore you Mr. President to please consider these words and do the right thing, the right thing isn’t always the easiest but you will be a better person for it. I wish to leave you with this thought, a poem I wrote
Enlightenment
Looked in the mirror the other day
Wondered whom it was staring back at me
Looking at me like I did not see
Who it really was starring back at me.
Walking around everyday pretending to be another way
Being who they wanted me to be
Did exactly what they wanted me to do
Did not expect the game to unravel and undo.
Woke up just the other day, wondering how I came to be this way.
Wondered who I was and went out to find who I am
Unlock the door to find things I didn’t expect in myself
Now my life will never be the same
Things seemed a lot easier when I played the game
How do I go about letting people know?
The confusion lasted long and became a full time show.
To tell the truth is a scary thought
The things I do and are simply can’t be taught.
Coming out to the world would be the thing.
Letting others know that I feel the same.
Saying to the world that it is alright
It takes a lot of strength just to begin in fight
For all equality for everyone that is gay.
Making others know the truth and know that it’s ok.
I simply wish that they could come to see
That being gay dose not make me, me.
A choice to make about a way I was born
To be happy or fit the norm.
The choice was to stop the hiding.
To stop denying.
And I don't expect them to believe what I do is right
Only try to comprehend that we did not become like this over night.
Sometimes I wish the world would wake up and see.
See us all for more then what they want us to be.
Just comprehend the thought that we are human too
We are human just like you.
10/1/01
Sincerely
James Strachota
Just thought I would share, I plan to acutally mail this too.
Dear President Obama
Greetings to you Mr. President, I am just one person among many in the states that I am sure you might hear from. I am writing you this letter in hopes that it might reach your eyes and that you will personally read the words I am about to write. The reason for that is that I want to address an issue that I see in America everyday. There are so many people up in arms here in Iowa and in other states about same-sex couples having the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. There is a lot of sigma about the defense against marriage act also that seems to tie into this one issue. I think that we should do away with the defense against marriage act and don’t ask don’t tell or any other form of separation that is being enforced upon the homosexual community. Our country has had more than enough separation of its people in its time to know that this type of separation is never fair or just, nor is it kind or humane. I think this kind of separations creates a rift in the country as a whole. Most homosexuals feel isolated because of this type of rift that is being encouraged by the majority. Asking homosexuals to be separate from the rest of the population is asking them to deny who they really are and who they really love. It is the same as if you were to ask a Hispanic to stop being who they are, it is still discrimination only there are tons more people who would stand up and defend the Hispanic person because they are more readily accepted. The homosexual community has very few to stand up for them or to speak on their behalf, and because of this they are easily overlooked, dismissed, and discriminated against. So I write today to hopefully empower you to action, to be a voice for a community that has so few voices speaking for it and most importantly to be a voice for myself and the one I love. I think that abolishing this discriminatory attitude in the states would be the right thing to do. Sure it would be hard but equality is never easy and it takes a strong intelligent leader like you to take action on such matters. The homosexual community isn’t asking for special treatment, its asking for fairness, they aren’t asking that the churches are forced to perform marriage services, they are asking for basic civil rights. All people should be treated equally and fairly, marriage shouldn’t be a word or union that is reserved for the majority. Marriage should be about love and commitment and not about who is standing next to you on that day in question. I think that marriage should be between two unrelated persons of consenting age who agree that this is the right step for them to take in their lives. Marriage is a basic civil right, homosexuals are not demanding for more then that. I implore you Mr. President to please consider these words and do the right thing, the right thing isn’t always the easiest but you will be a better person for it. I wish to leave you with this thought, a poem I wrote
Enlightenment
Looked in the mirror the other day
Wondered whom it was staring back at me
Looking at me like I did not see
Who it really was starring back at me.
Walking around everyday pretending to be another way
Being who they wanted me to be
Did exactly what they wanted me to do
Did not expect the game to unravel and undo.
Woke up just the other day, wondering how I came to be this way.
Wondered who I was and went out to find who I am
Unlock the door to find things I didn’t expect in myself
Now my life will never be the same
Things seemed a lot easier when I played the game
How do I go about letting people know?
The confusion lasted long and became a full time show.
To tell the truth is a scary thought
The things I do and are simply can’t be taught.
Coming out to the world would be the thing.
Letting others know that I feel the same.
Saying to the world that it is alright
It takes a lot of strength just to begin in fight
For all equality for everyone that is gay.
Making others know the truth and know that it’s ok.
I simply wish that they could come to see
That being gay dose not make me, me.
A choice to make about a way I was born
To be happy or fit the norm.
The choice was to stop the hiding.
To stop denying.
And I don't expect them to believe what I do is right
Only try to comprehend that we did not become like this over night.
Sometimes I wish the world would wake up and see.
See us all for more then what they want us to be.
Just comprehend the thought that we are human too
We are human just like you.
10/1/01
Sincerely
James Strachota
Just thought I would share, I plan to acutally mail this too.