Topic > Misconceptions and misjudgments: research and interview...

For this interview, I chose a group where for Asians in general and Vietnamese in particular, it is seen as a low affinity group where it received many disapprovals and disapprovals. This group is LGBT. LGBT is an acronym that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. They are defined as people who are sexually attracted to other people of the same sex. History has shown that gays have always been discriminated against; they have also been victims of violence and harassment in our own society because of their sexual orientation. Even in the Bible, Jesus asked humanity to have children and since gay people do not have the ability to reproduce, homosexuality is considered an act of sin. This is why I chose this group since they are considered to have low affinity not only with my group but also with other groups. The person I chose to interview is one of my closest friends who has been openly gay for about seven years. eight years old now. The reason I chose him is because he was discriminated against and abused for being gay. My interviewee's name is Tom. I have known Tom for almost 15 years because his mother is a close friend of my family. He was born and raised in a traditional Vietnamese family, but was sent to a French school from the age of six. Therefore, he was very receptive and open-minded towards different cultures, people and genders. Growing up, she heard a mixed package of positive and negative messages about the LGBT community, Vietnamese society was still very conservative and had a negative perspective towards the LGBTQ community. This interview, however, changed my perspective as I learned more about his heartbreaking yet inspiring diary... middle of the paper... which didn't encourage Josh enough and he started blaming himself. If Josh could see that everything will be better in the future, maybe not immediately but that there will be people who will love him no matter what, then he would still be here with us. He was such a loving, caring, genuine guy. Tom hopes Josh is in a better place now. He carefully reminded me: “If you see a gay person or someone treated disrespectfully or unfairly, you should stand up for what I believe and protect that person unconditionally, maybe you can save a life.” Finally, I concluded my interview with questions about myself. I asked him how he thought I should behave or act to befriend and respect another gay person. He responded with some sarcasm: “All you have to do is be yourself. Don't pretend to like us "gay people" because we can sense whether you fake it or not.”