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Throughout history, the greatest successes in man have been carried on the backs of an under privileged culture, most often considered to be the opposite side of such powerful figure’s arguments. While many of these people are characterized wrongly for what their culture stands for, the Importance of their failure and mischaracterization means as much as the importance of the Successful’s success. The failure of such a group is inevitable, as change requires a beginning to meet the desired ends. While the mischaracterization of such conglomerations is not what is desired, often times to start a revolution, there must be a bang: oppression is the ignition of such kindling. What is seen as that spark in modern American society is a culture of destitute Homosexuality. The driving force of America’s success is the oppression and debilitation of minorities, particularly homosexuals, as a race and culture. The dehumanization of homosexuality should be perpetuated as an institution or as a part of American culture for the following reasons: the character, economic and societal implications made by the persecution of this group. America’s treatment of homosexuals is not pioneering a new direction of success founded in equality, but instead does a great job of showing how such a minority can be taken advantage of under the moniker of a ‘free country’
The greatest exemplification of this benefiting America would have to be the advancement in the treatment of HIV/AIDS by categorizing homosexuals as part of the disease. While AIDS itself induced fear in the general public, due to its unknown origins, the phobia of homosexuality played a significant role in increasing alarmism in regards to gaining both treatment and preventing its spread. Public distaste toward homosexuals has exacerbated the need for a cure, as the fear of homosexuals has also created a sense of personal fear for one’s own health. With a personal interest, there is more incentive for the American public to pressure law makers and health officials to develop a cure that is easily accessible because involvement of the beraurocratic system is how change is mobilized in the American policy system. A distinct characteristic of American culture is its use of government as a device of public opinion Because of this, a population’s fear of homosexuals can have legislation in support of their actions. But non-government involvement is done at a personal level when a person takes personal responsibility in the eradication of AIDS. This personal commitment to public health is deeply rooted in a strong misconception that is being fueled by homophobia. The actions inspired by this homophobia leads to greater awareness and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including increased use of condoms, further consciousness of the benefits of testing, and a generally better understanding of health due to exposure of the subject. The Human Sciences and Research Council released earlier in the month a survey on contraception use in Southern Africa. The results of the survey were that as a younger generation untainted by a fear of AIDS becomes sexually active, a decline in the use of contraception has occurred. Without the use of contraception, the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease is much higher. (cite)
The CDC has also released reports that the rate of testing for sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS  in particular, has decreased in the sexually active population of people below age twenty-four. (cite) Because of this lack of testing, there is a lack of initiative to create better treatment for AIDS and has reduced the momentum of the previously sexually cautious generation in the development of a cure. This is evident by a decreasing governmental budget for the treatment of HIV (cite). Due to the public outcry of homophobia in relationship to HIV/AIDS, the advancement of HIV/AIDS treatment has gone further toward a cure.
The hysteria that accompanied the AIDS epidemic had left the gay culture in shock in the mid nineteen-eighties. At this point, there was potential to refine the culture and create a better community or to give in to the cultural stereotype of being a disease. This was what polarized many post-victimized factions throughout history: whether to redefine what it is to be part of that group or to dissolve in that society.
















And what happened to the LGBT movement was not just a redefining, but a renaissance of culture. The mobilization of the new LGBT movement had taken the masses not to the streets, but to the polls. A counter culture not based on negativity, but on perpetuating the Amended rights that we have as Americans to protest, assemble and speak freely. The oppression of homosexuals has made participation in government more accessible and reminds the public that any group has the right to organize and any voice has a right to be heard, even if the public doesn’t want to hear it.
Once, in a small town in Illinois, there was a nazi rally that was protested by the city. Many found this repulsive, but the right of the nazi party as in check constitutionally and thus was allowed. There are many striking similarities between the nazi party and homosexuals.
Contemporarily, what is seen in America’s culture is the same mischaracterization of homosexuality that happened to the Jewish during the Holocaust