Mark Bereyso

It has been a month or two since junior theme, and i had my interview with Attourney Mark Bereyso. Mr. Bereyso has his own gay rights firm in chicago, as well as being gay himself. I had a really interesting interview with him that ended up lasting an hour, where i got tons of information about the struggles gays, lesbians, and bisexuals face while living in our society. It was all really interesting although it was mainly not things i could use in my paper. After the interview, he asked if i would send him a copy of my paper once i was done with it. So after i finished i sent him a copy and he responded, saying how great it was that i had chosen such a controversial topic. We kept in contact, and he ended up telling me all about his childhood and how hard it was to grow up and try and make your way in the world as a gay american. I was so grateful to him for sharing all that personal information with me, because it really gave me an insight into what that life was like. I have an aunt who is a gay american, and i have never really been able to understand it, because my family is not very open to the idea, and we dont ever talk about it, and my aunt is not welcome to bring her partner to family events. It was also so hard for me to understand what the big deal was. If we were really her family, shouldne we be more accepting of her sexual orientation?