America is a country based on the promise of equality. 10% of Americans shouldn’t be denied these because of who they love. In Florida, nearly 50 people were shot dead at a LGBT night club. Over 20% of hate crimes in 2013 were against gay or lesbian people. It needs to end now. We need to integrate being gay as a good thing into schools curriculum in preschool and kindergarten because then we will grow up knowing you should not be ashamed of who you are. 30% of the LGBT community attempts suicide before 15 years of age. This could be easily avoided had they grown up thinking their sexual orientation was okay. The people who oppose same sex marriage say it “Offends God” or “Isn’t Natural”. They shouldn’t shame people with their religion, for not everyone agrees on that kind of thing.The LGBT community cannot be shamed during school hours by teachers or professors. If you, Mr. Trump, add pro LGBT learning into the curriculum early on, you will be put down in the history books as a hero. Be on the right side of history.

-Morris Raskin