Political Views

I have grown up a liberal. My mother grew up in Houston, my dad in upstate New York. They met in New York City and lived there for fifteen years before they moved to Houston and had my brother and I. I think by living in NYC they were exposed to a liberal way of thinking that formed their political views. Growing up in Houston myself, I think this city has had a major impact on my political ideals, especially last year going to a public school. I had always been interested in politics. My eighth grade year I attended a conference at Donald Trump's inauguration, and watched him being sworn in. At the conference itself we learned about different political views, and heard speakers like Malala Yousafzai long with a handful of politicians. This peaked my interest in politics, and I feel it really helped to define and establish my political view on many important subjects, such as abortion, gun laws, and immigration.
Abortion rights and gun laws are two topics I am very passionate about. I tend to learn towards Democratic, liberal parties because they ideals align with mine. For me I believe that our country should be moving forwards to a place where everyone is accepted, no matter race, gender, or social standing.
I think if my views were different- such as I didn't believe that guns are more dangerous than we believe them to be or if I were ProLife, I would lean towards a more conservative, Republican political view. This is because those ideals fit into that party, and that is the way politics work. You gravitate towards people with ideals like yours, finding a common ground between your perspectives.