Gay Rights

John Kerry Gay rights - some people oppose them, others support them. ... Kerry has long been a supporter gay rights, having served with several gay people in Vietnam. ... The rights of minorities, particularly gay rights, have been an issue and a struggle for quite some time, Kerry said in a speech to the Human Rights Campaign. ... However, Kerry's views on gay and lesbian marriages differ greatly from his stand on other gay rights, according to his speech made in the Human Rights Campaign forum. ... Nothing seems to be more evident of this, than the 1972 attack of Morton Manford a...

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Upon analysis of the two movements, however, it becomes ever apparent that despite the explicit differences the Gay Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement are actually one in the same. ... On the surface, there are many legislative issues that parallel the black struggle for civil rights and the gay struggle for civil rights. ... When asked if she saw parallelism between the gay and black civil rights movements, Eden Clements stated that she did see identifiable similarities between the two simply because, "we, the gay community, are fighting for the simple civil rights that they ...

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In America, all men are supposedly created equal yet, they still restrict gay couples the right to marry because it's "immoral" or for whatever reason, even though there are equal and civil rights that are violated due to the ban. However, legalizing gay marriage would ensure that neither civil nor equal rights will be violated. ... Legalizing gay marriage would mean that the gay community is allowed to pursue happiness and their liberty is not being stripped from them. Thus, meaning that neither civil nor equal rights are violated. Similar to how back in the mid 1900's th...

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Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on, and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married, they would look at both of them in complete horror, with a look of disgust painted across their faces. There have been countless debates on gay marriage rights for many years, but it hasn't come to an end. ... Gays should therefore have the rights to be able to marry their significant other and should deserve just as many rights as an 'ordinary' married couple have. ... Depression and drug use among lesbian/gay people have both been shown to increas...

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Majority of the people who do not want gay marriage legalized are religious, and it is for that reason they oppose gay marriage. ... The 61-page ruling said defining marriage to include only heterosexuals violates gay couples' rights under the country's constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ... Several other European countries grant same-sex couples at least some of the same rights as married heterosexual ones. ... They have just as many civil rights as you and I, and are citizens just like us. ... If two people love each other, are monogamous, and in a committed relat...

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Personal moral disapproval of gay marriage is not a legitimate reason to deny same sex marriage. ... America is a country based on equality, and homosexuals should be allowed the same rights as those given to heterosexuals. ... The right for gays to marry should not be determined with arguments from the bible or personal disagreements. ... The rights of the citizens of the United States are not determined by the Christian bible. ... Our country must remember to remove personal moral disapproval and remember the logic behind gay marriage. ...

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Although many heterosexual people are for equal rights for gays, many are not okay with the legalization of gay marriages in the United States. ... If gay couples were allowed to be married it would not hurt society it would only allow more people to use their rights and to protect themselves in the relationship. ... The concept of not denying people their rights unless you can show a compelling reason to do so is the very basis of the American ideal of human rights" (Bidstrup, 2000, p. 3). ... "Every religion can decide for itself whether to perform or honor any marriage," says Evan Wofson,...

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Gay Rights has been a prominent issue in the United States, trying to attain their equality II. With the progression of time, people's views regarding gay marriage have had a drastic change. ... On May 2012, many gay rights advocates applauded the change of president Obamas position even though at the present no-federal legislative proposal to ensure gay marriage in the 50 states. ... In a biblical case against gay marriage, Allan Dobras argues that same sex marriage is blasphemy towards the eyes of god and it is foolish to use the fight from the civil rights movement, and abolish biblic...

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But if the Federal Government decides against gay marriage then it is doing something unconstitutional which is denying the basic rights of the United States citizens, granted by the constitution itself. The role of current administration on same-sex rights is somewhat controversial. During the elections president Obama promised to protect gay rights. ... Perhaps the most significant step so far in his efforts to expand the rights of gay Americans, President Obama mandated in April, 2010 that nearly all hospitals extend visitation rights to the partners of gay men and lesbians and respect pat...

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