Maybe at Times, it is easier to be famous and out We live in a modern society where the diversity and difference between people is starting to get acknowledged, rather than suppressed. The range between the different kinds of people, and lifestyles wideness for every day. We live in a world that is drastically changing for the better, yet it’s far from perfect. Homophobia is still alive, making it hard for people to come, without fear for hate, rejection and violence. 4 in 5 LGBT people have experiences hate crime, and more than a quarter have experienced some violent form for hate. For some it’s harder to come out than others. We have a society very much influenced by the medias. Young ordinary gay people reflects themselves in the famous gay people, even though the circumstances are more than different. Barbara Ellen from The Guardian discusses topics such as “homophobia” and “coming out – issue” in our modern society. The text is a non-fiction article from the British newspaper, The Guardian, from Sunday 15 January 2017. It is a well-known …show more content…
By hiding behind the people being interviews, it is easier for the reader to focus on the message of the article instead of the voice behind it. Another example of Barbara Ellen’s carefully chosen words in the beginning of the article: “While coming out is already such a complex, nuanced subject, coming out as a sports person seems yet more vexed.” She emphasizes the meaning of the sentence with several adjectives. She uses a lot of linguistic caution throughout the