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“… to live the life they choose.”

That sentence came out of the speaker in the television, I wasn’t watching it, I was busy at the kitchen table. But when LGBTQ was mentioned in association with the word “right” I took notice. I quickly agreed. They do have the right; I don’t argue that fact. While pondering the validity of my decision I wondered if “right” was the “right” word for that sentence. I considered maybe the word should have been “choice”. “They have the choice to live the life they choose.”

I went to the dictionary for clarification and found the word. When used in a sentence, “right” can be 5 different parts of speech. It can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun, a verb, or an adjective. I was then left having to decide which part of speech “right” was in the sentence. The dictionary offered each part of speech using “right” in a sentence; they are as follows:

As an adjective: “I hope we’re doing the right thing” and “I’m not sure I know the right answer”.

As an adverb: “the car spun right off the track” and “he guessed right”.

As a noun: “she doesn’t understand the difference between right and wrong” and “ she had every right to be angry”.

As a verb: “we righted the capsized dingy”.

As an exclamation: “Barry’s here” then “Oh, right!”

I quickly eliminated the adverb, and the verb, and the exclamation. I was then left with the adjective and the noun. Further inspection gave me 1 word both definitions had in common. Morally.

Moral can be considered an adjective or a noun. In both definitions the common description included right and wrong or what is or is not acceptable.

With that said, I was left to decide who decides right and wrong or acceptable and unacceptable. It didn’t take long for me to realize that perhaps the reason the world is as it is today is because everybody thinks they are the who.