LGBT, is an acronym meaning Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transvestite. These four different groups have been harassed and generalized day in and day out, just due to the fact that they’re different. Actors, celebrities, and politicians around the world have stood up for gay rights, on top of the astounding civilian population that has spoken up about the touchy subject. It doesn’t take much to speak up about the subject, protests, signs, posts on twitter, yelling it from a rooftop, just doing something to speak up about the matter, it’s been displayed in movies, songs and everything from a to z. There’s one song I would like to put the spotlight on specifically. It has amazingly deep lyrics that have rich meaning. The song is called Shades of …show more content…
Shades of Purple is a perfect example. It conveys the subject perfectly, while still keeping it catchy enough to listen any time of the day. Within seconds of playing the song, most people would realize what its about, and the point behind the lyrics themself. Approximately thirty percent of all completed suicides have been related to sexual identity issues. Children apart of the gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgendered identity groups report being five times as more likely to miss school because they feel unsafe after being bullied due to their sexual orientation. Approximately one fourth of all students from elementary school to high school are the victims of bullying and harassment just because of the fact that they’re different. Children should miss school because they like someone of the same sex as them. “They met on his best friend’s front porch. They talked till the sun went up”
(Bye June 2012) a lyric from Shades of Purple. This two sentence line is extremely critical. It explains and furthermore expresses the fact that homosexuals can meet each other the exact same way as heterosexuals. They meet the same way, and they love each other the