Bride Blasted for Demanding Gay Sister Takes Groomsman As Date to Wedding
wedding.The Williams Institute estimates that around 3.5 percent of adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual which equates to around 9 million people in total.
Despite this, a study from the Center for American Progress found that one in four LGBT individuals experienced some form of discrimination.One such example was recently shared to Reddit's "Am I The A*****?" subreddit and served to demonstrate the insidious way discrimination of this kind continues to exist.In the post, which has been upvoted 11,000 times, a woman explained that she is due to serve as bridesmaid at her sister's wedding in just over a month.The woman, who is openly gay, explained that her sister told her the role would come with a few requirements. "I would have to walk down the aisle beside one of the groomsmen, stand beside him in some pictures and sit at a table with him and the other bridesmaids and groomsmen," she wrote.While she said she had "no problem," she was dismayed to discover her girlfriend had not been invited to the wedding and she had also been denied a plus one."When I brought this to my sister's attention she said the groomsmen (I'll call him John) is my date," she explained. "She told me John is single so it made sense to 'pair us up' and have us be each other's dates."According to the woman's post, her girlfriend's omission is "not about cost savings" as her parents are "dropping at least $75k on the wedding."More importantly, the maid of honor, best man and all of the other bridesmaids and groomsmen have been given plus ones along with every other guest.
The situation has left the woman baffled as her girlfriend has been "welcomed to family events and holidays with no negativity" in the past."I've been out for.
