Gay Rights: An Oxymoron A monumental moment in the gay rights movement was when the state of California passed Proposition 8‚ a bill of legislature that solidified a ban on gay marriage. Also referred to as “Prop H8 (Hate)”‚ millions of Americans were shocked to learn that even in the liberal state of California‚ bigotry seemed to prevail. Comedian Jon Stewart remarks “Recently‚ the highest court in South Africa handed down a decision ordering the country’s parliament to extend marriage rights to
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Gay Rights and the Constitution “I ’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid‚ I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people‚ what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.” ~Paul Newman Can the courts or the law tell the people in what
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Gay Rights Two men walking are walking down a busy street peacefully and minding their own business until suddenly they decide to kiss one other openly in a public place. Many automatically stereotype and judge them and look upon this as weird while others view this as disgust. Some others‚ whom are known as homophobic actually get angry about it. Is there a problem with has just occurred? Should the couple be left alone or should something be said? The controversial discussion of gay rights is
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Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians The state and federal laws for Gay’s and Lesbian are unfair and discriminatory. In today’s ever so changing world it’s hard to keep up with laws. Most of the laws are printed on a fine line‚ but the rights for homosexuals are blurred. With the topic being hot in the media it is hard to get the correct story. Two of the most important rights that get blurred are marriage and same sex adoption. Same sex marriage
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Gay Marriage Rights! The definition of gay marriage or same sex marriage is when two people of the same gender want to spend the rest of their lives together and want to make it official by getting married. A lot of people seem to disagree with this topic‚ and think it is utterly disgraceful‚ but in my opinion‚ those are the people who are the major disgrace in our society. Just think‚ if you really loved a person and wanted to spend the rest of your life with them but the law wouldn’t allow
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The Sparks That Ignited a Fire The American Revolution was not started over one particular issue. Instead‚ it was the result of many different problems. Beginning in 1763‚ the British government tried to regulate the American colonies more effectively‚ starting with the Proclamation of 1763 (America‚ #119). The American people would not accept being controlled‚ and thus began the fight for independence. The Stamp Act and the Quartering Act started very heated debates among Americans. It was limiting
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Gay Marriage Many same-sex couples want the right to get married because they are in love. Many‚ in fact‚ have spent the last 10‚ 20 or 50 years with that person‚ and they want to honor their relationship in the greatest way our society has to offer. By making a commitment to stand together in good times and bad‚ through all the joys and challenges family life brings‚ and to show that off to the public‚ just like other married couples. Same sex marriage should be legalized because they have a right
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clubs happens‚ they will be next. To empower school officials to close down and ban clubs based on homosexual preference is a marvelous thought‚ but it empowers them to shut down appropriate clubs like the bible study groups. In addition‚ the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered group‚ also the LGBT has said that‚ "Any club/organization or school discrimination against homosexual clubs and organizations will lose funding‚ travel funds‚ meeting place and right to have a club on campus immediately (www
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Gay marriage should be legalized and accepted Gay marriage (also known as same-sex marriage) generally refer to the marriage between two people with same sex can be either both male or both female. Imagine this‚ you and your beloved person walking on the street‚ everyone look at you in a strange way and mumble about you. How will you feel? That is how homosexual people feel these days. Remember this‚ they are just human beings like us but have different sexual orientation and that is the one and
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Gay movement in US (The Assignment Of Wrting V) Lecturer : Nina Fatriana‚ S.Pd. By FREDIYANTO 11111017 S1 English Literature Higher School of Foreign Language TEKNOKRAT Bandarlampung ABSTRACT Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to refer to feelings of being carefree‚ happy‚ or bright and showy. The term ’s use as a reference to homosexuality may date as early as the late 19th
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