This paper will provide a history of the LGBT political struggle and discuss how it has historically employed social movements in raising awareness and furthermore, discuss how today's current social movements such as the struggle for disability rights are parallel in progression of the LGBT movement. ... (Adam, 1995: 69) The Kinsey Reports (two books on human sexual behavior) reported that homosexual acts were pretty common in the 40's and 50's, which is what shed light on LGBT principles and created public awareness. ... (Smith, 1999) The political opportunities of the 1...

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The legislatures went on to say "While a system of civil unions does not bestow the status f civil marriage, it does satisfy the requirements of the Common Benefits Clause. ... This does not allow couples to have a marriage but it grants them civil union. ... The US has gone through many revolutions for equal rights and the most recent of the revolutions is that in the gay rights movement. ... Many activists are not homosexual by choice they have not chosen to be they were born this way and so they do not think it is fair or right to be discriminated because of how they were born. ... Howev...

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In addition, how does it that legalizing homosexual marriage will lead to the polygamy, incest, or bestiality. ... In addition, just as the civil rights movement did in the 1960's I feel the homosexual movement will overcome and eventually become accepted in our society. ... Graff, supporting greater parental rights for homosexuals. ... But all they did is legally sanction homosexual relationships under the term "civil unions". ... It reported that 58% of non-gay New Yorkers support civil marriage for gay people, and 92% of gay people agree." ...

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