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    GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISM

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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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    whether or not gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples. The biggest issue at hand‚ is whether they should have the right to marry. There are strong opinions on each side of this debate. There are some valid points to consider‚ but ultimately‚ I believe that gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples‚ because they deserve to receive the same benefits‚ there shouldn’t be discrimination based on your sexual orientation‚ and everyone has the right to be happy

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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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    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.leaderu.com//marco)."� This is a comfort to the clubs of homosexuals because their rights on campuses are protected. Conversely‚ it is a discomfort to the clubs who do

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    Gay Marriage Rights

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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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    member of the LGBT community could expect during the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s. At this time in America‚ peoples such as African Americans and women were fighting for their rights as citizens of America. Yet‚ there was still a community who had been blatantly cast to the shadows due to their sexual orientation-homosexuals. For many people the police raid on the Stonewall- a popular gay bar in Greenwich‚ New York- would later turn out to be the Rosa Parks movement of the LGBT community. The Stonewall Riots would

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    homosexual the original bill also prohibited the "promotion" of gay rights and called for the punishment of anyone who "funds or sponsors homosexuality" or "abets homosexuality". The bill has not been passed and it still in process but those who are homosexual right now are being judge and given a life sentence for being gay they are still discussing the fact of the death penalty however foreign donors have threatened to cut aid if gay rights are not respected. In this case there is a lot of foreign

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    The Civil Right Movement was successful because it ended segregation. First‚ Ruby was born in Tylertown‚Mississippi on September 8th 1954. “Ruby Bridges” was the first African American girl being escorted by United States to attend an all American white school. Tulane University Presented Bridges with honorary degree in 2012. Ruby was born to sharecroppers Aborn and Lucille Bridges.Ruby parents decided to move the family to New Orleans in 1958 when Ruby was 4 years old. Next‚ “Martin Luther

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    Civil Rights Movements in Alabama Segregation was a way of life in the South at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Many people treated others terribly because the color of their skin and went on without it even fazing them‚ they all went on thinking it was okay‚ when it was not morally right. African Americans were treated horribly‚ almost as if they were not human. It was impossible to find any aspect of life unsegregated in the south. The Schools‚ restaurants‚ and even bathrooms were all

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    In the summer of 1969‚ Greenwich Village in New York erupted into protest against police raids on gay bars and establishments. The protests began with the raiding of the popular establishment The Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall riots proved pivotal in the gay rights movement‚ as the Sixties and Seventies marked the rise of queers rights activist groups that fought for equality through political means. However‚ the growing queer community was still seen as relatively docile and non-violent until the

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