In 2013‚ it boggles my mind that we are still messing up on basic human rights issues. Of course homosexual marriage should be legal. If the issue people have with gay marriage is that it is not in keeping with their religious belief‚ that shouldn’t matter because couples can be married through a civil authority on behalf of the government and not have to worry about representation from the church. Even so‚ couples should be able to get married in their place of worship if the clergy has no problem
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“The decision is a historic victory for gay rights activists who have fought for years”. In this article it explains a situation known around the world‚ which is same sex marriage. It gives multiple examples of why it should be legal‚ peoples reactions and what people did to fight for it. The intended audience is not narrowed down to any specific group of people or any specific gender but is meant for everyone to see and understand. The author of this article has not only written pieces based off
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Gay marriage should be a civil rights Civil rights is a class of rights that protect individual freedoms from infringement by Governments and private organizations and ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. It also includes the freedom of thoughts‚ speech and expression. Where is the freedom of expression for homosexuals? It is legal in some state (eg. California) for homosexuals to be in a domestic partnership (or
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benefits as married couples. The first charge is simply false. Any homosexual can marry in any state of the Union and receive every one of the privileges and benefits of state sanctioned marriage. He just cannot marry someone of the same sex. These are rights and restrictions all citizens share equally. I realize that for homosexuals this is an intensely unsatisfying response but‚ regardless‚ it is a legitimate one. Allow me to illustrate my point. Bob and Steve both qualify to vote in America where they
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comes to the history of civil disobedience and the history behnd various movements‚ the list can continue on and on. For example‚ you can discuss the movements within the act itself. Such as the very famous Civil Rights Movement that took place in the 50s‚ 60s‚ and even well into the 70s. Mohandas Gandhi‚ an extremely profound believer in civil rights‚ and equal rights amongst all people‚ lead a movement that sparked a movement and defied the British Government. On March 12‚ 1930 he lead a march t
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Vincent English 111 October 31‚ 2012 Hillary Clinton‚ Gay Rights are Human Rights Hillary Clinton’s International Human Rights Day Address at Palais des Nations was delivered on December 6‚ 2011‚ in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ to mark the celebration of Human Rights Day. In this speech‚ Clinton challenges the members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize that LGBT Rights‚ (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender)‚ are Human Rights. Through the use of definition‚ contrast‚ comparison
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The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew rapidly in the late 1960’s. Students’ activism movements protesting the Vietnam War gave rise to this and following Supreme Court’s case Oregon vs. Mitchell‚ it was widely believed that a new amendment to the constitution should to be drafted. The amendment was quickly proposed on March 23rd‚ 1971 and ratified by 42 states on July 1st‚ 1971(laws.com). The Twenty Sixth amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the states and federal
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LGBT+‚ lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and beyond. Queer (n.) a homosexual person. Many people have the thoughts of being a part of the LGBT+ community. At Least 1 in 6 people are queer and begin questioning at a varying teenage level . LGBT has been a topic floating around for a while‚ but after gay marriage was legalized in 2016‚ more topics started coming up and the pot was stirred even more. Of course‚ the 2017 election has also brought up a bunch of talk about conversion therapy (the use
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things throughout history just like the Civil Rights Movement during the 10960’s as showcased through movies and media like Selma and there are some examples going on today. Such as the The Poor People’s Campaign that is going on to this day. I’m going to be comparing and contrasting the two examples‚ discussing the kind of people that took place in each instance‚ what its about and the leaders that orchestrated the event. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Poor People’s Campaign is not discriminate
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The Civil Rights Movement in America And when we allow freedom to ring‚ when we let it ring from every village and hamlet‚ from every state and city‚ we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children-black men and white men‚ Jews and Gentiles‚ Catholics and Protestants-will be able to join hands and to sngn in the words of the old Negro spiritual‚ “Free at last‚ free at last; thank God almighty‚ we are free at last.
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