Life's Ironies...

First, let's set the mood for this entry. I was walking past my speech class (before the doors were opened), heading for the little girls room when I overheard some of my peers saying something along the lines of "it's definitely a life choice.."

I sort of glanced back at the statement, curious about the topic, but my bladder urged me onward to the ladies room. When I finished up, I went back to the circle of peers and asked very blatantly "So, what's a life choice?" and to no surprise on my part the response was "homosexuality." I sort of smirked and said "I figured as much." Before a nice heated debate could ensue the topic was changed and soon after the doors were opened. We proceeded into the classroom, leaving the topic in the hallway.

The assignment we were instructed to complete was finding a famous speech to deliver to the class next Thursday. Here's the irony. I've come across a lovely Gay Rights Movement speech by Urvashi Vaid that I plan to present. :D Our instructor encouraged us to take on the personality of the original speaker, so I've been on a hunt for footage from this speech. No luck, so far.

However, I did find this: