PRE-INTERVIEW

BLOG # 4

(SORRY ABOUT THE LATE POST…I WROTE ALL OF THIS ON A PAPER AND FORGOT TO PUT THIS AS A PART OF MY BLOG)

Before Interview:

Before this assignment the only things that I’ve really learned about gay marriage were the things that I see on TV. I see all of the issues that deal with PROP 8 and have relatives and friends that are in homosexual relationships; but I have never really looked into the legality of everything and asked questions as to what it was like to be in a homosexual relationship and the struggles that they have to face. Before the interview I am going to look up more about PROP 8 and what the ruling behind that is.

Before the interview I am going to look up via internet and through text books about the different kinds of struggles that one may go through. By doing this interview face-to-face I hope to learn enough to put myself in their position and understand what it is like. I can only learn so much through a text book, but when someone tells you their personal experience it makes the situation much more real and easier to understand.

I will conduct my interview with a man named Jonathan who is a friend of my best friend’s mom. I will conduct the interview at the hospital where he works. For this interview I will print out my interview questions and write down important things he says and take notes about the entire interview. I will ask some of the following questions:

1.      How long have you and your partner been together?

2.      Had you guys ever thought about marriage?

3.      Are you married?/ If so…How long?

4.      Where did you grow up?...Where do you live now?

5.      What age did you “come out”?

6.      What was your family’s reaction?

7.      What were your friend’s reactions?

8.      What are the public’s reactions? Both positive/negative

9.      What do you feel about the term marriage?

10.   When do you think people will change their opinions on gay marriage?