Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Blog Post #4: "8" Play



Response:
            Gay marriage has been a very controversial topic, especially in the past few years. To depict that this issue is still relevant and significant today, El Camino Real Charter High School students wrote essays explaining their views on the issue of gay marriage. The view of these students is a crucial way to help predict the future generation and how dedicated they will be to various causes, specifically gay marriage. The students participated in a play titled, "8," which "dramatizes the 2010 trial that overturned California's ban on gay marriage...author Dustin Lance Black attended and participated in a discussion afterward." This dedication to the topic of gay marriage is important not to force people to support it but rather give facts about the issue and have people make educated opinions. 
            Some 250 students took advantage of the opportunity and submitted essays and their views ranged from full support to total opposition to supportive but not in agreement with gay marriage. In addition, some students enclosed concerns and stories about themselves, relatives or friends that are gay, which gives the gay marriage a more personal side. Gay marriage is an issue in the world today, however this freedom to express one's views is very important and gives hope that the future generations will not necessarily agree or disagree but be more understanding to the world around them. These students should be illustrated as models to the world, who depict that is okay to articulate one's views and that it is okay to disagree as long as one fully understands and recognizes the issue. 
         Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no61f_ndroM (Bradley Whitford interview)

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(More explanation about play)

(Writer of play: Dustin Lance Black)

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