Gay Rights: The Fight For Homosexuals
Gay Rights
"Adam and Eve; not Adam and Steve", is the argument that many heterosexuals tend to use. I have also heard the same old story argued of Sodom and Gomorrah so much that I could possibly recite it word for word. If anyone were to seriously put their prejudices aside and look at that story, they would see that the sin was RAPE, not homosexuality. I believe that everyone should have equal rights and that includes gay rights. Homosexuals deserve equal treatment legally and socially. Fight for Rights, Gay rights, is such a touchy subject especially in the United States. It is the fight for homosexuals to be treated as heterosexuals, the fight to be given what they deserve, the fight to live without torment, the fight for peace. The …show more content…
They are considered detrimental to society, but what most people don't realize is that they have the same care, compassion, and love as anyone else. Many of them are Christians and value God, family, and the commitment to their partners. I feel very strongly about same-sex marriage, gay rights, and think it should be made law. Everyone wants to point a finger and preach about how homosexuality is against God's law; therefore they shouldn't be allowed to marry. But isn't that where the separation of Church and State should come in? (Not to mention Equal Rights'.) Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Ten Commandment statues have been taken out of our schools and removed from our courthouses in the name of separating church and state. However, our money still says "In God We Trust". It seems to me that the government is just picking and choosing when and where to exercise the rights of chosen …show more content…
Many of them were displeased at the fact that homosexuals were discriminated against, and didn't have the same rights as heterosexuals. In November of 1989, Time magazine took a poll on what the people thought about legal benefits that homosexuals should receive. 62% came back saying that homosexuals should be permitted to receive medical and life insurance benefits from their life long partner, and yet nothing has come of that yet. It seems that the government should possibly be the ones going against the thoughts of the nation here. For decades the incidence of homosexuality in the general population has been estimated to be approximately ten percent. Organizations opposed to gay rights have consistently claimed the number to be much
"Adam and Eve; not Adam and Steve", is the argument that many heterosexuals tend to use. I have also heard the same old story argued of Sodom and Gomorrah so much that I could possibly recite it word for word. If anyone were to seriously put their prejudices aside and look at that story, they would see that the sin was RAPE, not homosexuality. I believe that everyone should have equal rights and that includes gay rights. Homosexuals deserve equal treatment legally and socially. Fight for Rights, Gay rights, is such a touchy subject especially in the United States. It is the fight for homosexuals to be treated as heterosexuals, the fight to be given what they deserve, the fight to live without torment, the fight for peace. The …show more content…
They are considered detrimental to society, but what most people don't realize is that they have the same care, compassion, and love as anyone else. Many of them are Christians and value God, family, and the commitment to their partners. I feel very strongly about same-sex marriage, gay rights, and think it should be made law. Everyone wants to point a finger and preach about how homosexuality is against God's law; therefore they shouldn't be allowed to marry. But isn't that where the separation of Church and State should come in? (Not to mention Equal Rights'.) Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Ten Commandment statues have been taken out of our schools and removed from our courthouses in the name of separating church and state. However, our money still says "In God We Trust". It seems to me that the government is just picking and choosing when and where to exercise the rights of chosen …show more content…
Many of them were displeased at the fact that homosexuals were discriminated against, and didn't have the same rights as heterosexuals. In November of 1989, Time magazine took a poll on what the people thought about legal benefits that homosexuals should receive. 62% came back saying that homosexuals should be permitted to receive medical and life insurance benefits from their life long partner, and yet nothing has come of that yet. It seems that the government should possibly be the ones going against the thoughts of the nation here. For decades the incidence of homosexuality in the general population has been estimated to be approximately ten percent. Organizations opposed to gay rights have consistently claimed the number to be much