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JD4301
Labor Law 1
Beckett due to a serious illness. Andy was lawyer working for a one of the prestigious
law firms in Philadelphia and he was promoted as a senior partner. He hid to the other
partners that he was gay and has contracted “AIDS” in which during that time was a
crucial crisis for being homosexual. When the partners knew that he had AIDS, they
sabotaged him on misplacing a complaint to be filed in court from one of their biggest
clients and due to that incident, Andy was illegal terminated from his job. Andy was
determined to file a case against his former employers but no one would accept his
case due to his illness but one brave lawyer in the name of Joe Miller accepted his case
eventually even fihe was afraid of Andy that he might be contracted from the disease.
“AIDS” has been around for a while and until now no cure has been found.
During the timeline of the movie, “AIDS” has been an epidemic at that time and the
people who contracted such disease has been discriminated. Discrimination has been
and always will be a major problem in society. There are many different types of
discrimination; some examples are racial, sexuality, gender, religion, health, and social
status. An individual cannot get through difficult times without family support, and being
This happened to Andy when he was looking for a lawyer to represent him for his
case and also a scene in the movie where he was in the law library were the librarian
asked him to go a private room instead. Until now, there is still discrimination due to the
fact that people contracted such disease. It saddens me that some people are still not
open about it even if the LGBTQ+ community has been accepted already.
Alonzo, Renz Aimeriza Alonzo
JD4301
Labor Law 1
During the trial, Joe had emphasized how competent Andy was as lawyer even if
he was sick; it did not affect his work. Due to his illness was the reason he was
terminated at work and such cause was not valid for dismissal. I was happy on how Joe
Miller overcomes his fear from Andy. At first, may be the reason why Joe accepted
Andy’s case was out of sympathy but as time goes by he learned that Andy was a good
person and saw how strong he was despite what was happening to him. The scene in
the movie when Joe finally touched Andy’s face when he was hospitalized symbolizes
I was also happy on the family of Andy in which he was supported physically and
emotionally. Despite all the things happened to Andy especially when his trial was
known to the whole State of Philadelphia, his family never doubted him despite being
gay and to his boyfriend who was very supportive until his death. Having a support
system is important when dealing with serious illness or disease. This builds the
patients self-esteem and allows them to talk about their illness. It allows them to
express their emotions and lets them know you are aware that they are dealing with
something. There are several ways to support an individual with a disease, talking to
them, allowing them to vent, support them in treatments, and talk about the bigger
Being discriminated against for diseases and other things is very emotionally
draining for most people. One cannot get through a difficult situation without emotional
support. Being able to understand your own situation and understand how to tell others
is difficult. Talking to other people with a similar disease or illness might be the only