Issues and Intolerance of Sexual Minorities in Arizona

The movement of the gay and lesbian population in the United States is one that has been in progress since the early 1900s, and is still facing overwhelming controversy and backlash today. The push for gay liberation in a country founded on Christian morals and beliefs has subsequently led to struggles over equality of marriage, adoption, jobs, and healthcare. One side of the controversy argues that every individual deserves the same rights, while the opposing mindset argues that being homosexual puts you into a group of people that is different, and will therefore be treated as such.

You would think that today’s society would not discriminate against someone based on their race, color, or national origin. With the changes in lifestyle, people continue to discriminate against those, but also someone’s sexual orientation. Even with laws and regulations, it continues in all parts of the country. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, more specifically Title VI, stated that you could not discriminate against anyone in programs and activities receiving federal

Kevin McCarthy was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 for the twenty-second district of California. He served as a representative for that district from the 110th Congress to the 112th Congress. Since 2013, McCarthy has served as a representative for the twenty-third district of California. When McCarthy was twenty-one years old, he owned Kevin O Deli’s, which was a small business he created. Since there were many taxes that small businesses had to pay, McCarthy decided to work in public service. When he sold his business, he used the money to go to California State University in Bakersfield. He was an intern for Congressman Bill Thomas

Recently the Untied States top priority has been to provide accessible and affordable health care to every American. Those that lack access to coverage find it much more difficult to seek proper treatment and when they do they maybe left with astronomical medical bills. The CommanWealth Fund found that one-third or thirty three percent of Americans forgo health care because of costs and one-fifth or twenty percent are thus left with medical bills that have problems being able to pay. The federal government, through the Affordable Care Act (2010), has mandated that every person have health coverage in order

Kevin Brady is the current Representative for District 8. Brady was born on April 11, 1955 in Vermillion, South Dakota. He currently lives in Montgomery County with his wife, Cathy, and their 2 sons. He graduated from the University of South Dakota, where he received a degree in mass communications.

The name of my chosen state-level legislator is Royce West, and he is the Texas State Senator for District 23. He is African-American and his religious affiliation is Baptist. He belongs to the Democratic Party; therefore, he shares my preferred party preference. Senator Royce West has been in office since January of 1993, so he has been in office for a total of 24 years.

It is clear that illegal immigration has gotten out of control and constringent measures need to be taken to protect the United States borders. The local Government of Arizona recently decided to take control of the situation, by passing the “Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” {House Bill 2162}. This bill gives law enforcement officers and agencies the authority, to lawfully stop, detain and arrest anyone who appears to look like an illegal alien. The bill out-right condones racial profiling and it violates civil rights, as well!

Growing up on a dairy farm near Holton, Kansas, Lynn Jenkins learned the values of hard work, keeping your word, and the importance of serving your community. Those are the same values that led her to public service and still guide her decisions as she represents the Second District of Kansas. Congresswoman Jenkins currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax writing committee in the House of Representatives. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, she serves on both the Health Subcommittee and Trade Subcommittee. During Congresswoman Jenkins’s time in Congress, she has developed a track record for supporting fiscally responsible public policy to promote job creation and economic growth, working to improve transparency in Congress and backing a strong national defense. She continues to oppose wasteful government spending and is working to reduce the record deficits and national debt. Congresswoman Jenkins is a Certified Public Accountant by profession and brings nearly 20 years of experience helping individuals and small businesses manage their finances to the House of Representatives. Jenkins graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and has two children, Hayley and

He is currently serving as the chairman for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and as Chairman of the Appropriations. He is a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. He is part of the House/Senate International Education Study Group, the Republican Task Force to Study the Energy Crisis, and the International Conservation Caucus. He has also been a long-standing member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus where he wrote the Mississippi Wilderness Act which was the “first federal legislation ever passed for the perpetual protection of lands in the state of Mississippi” (senate.gov, 37). Cochran probably joined these committees/caucuses because he saw the opportunity to use these as tools to benefit his state. For example, Mississippi has many nature preserves and forests, him serving on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry could be beneficial to bring money into the state to support those preserves.

In the 1990’s, Graham started his political career as a Republican first in the House of Representatives and several years later as a senator for South Carolina (McNamee). Additionally, Graham sits on the appropriations, armed services, and budget and judiciary committees (Graham). Today, Graham who is a 20 year veteran politician is one of the many presidential candidates for the 2016 presidential election coming up in November of

The committees he serves on are Chair - Committee on Immigration and a member of the LGBT Caucus.

John McCain is the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. Ann Kirkpatrick is currently a representative in the Arizona House of Representatives.

While non-discrimination acts have been attempted to be pushed through the Texas legislation, almost all have failed. Most non-discrimination laws exclude orientation and while most major companies include that orientation does not factor into their hiring process, Texas law still allows for someone to be fired based on sexual orientation or gender identity. These laws that allow people to be fired based on orientation leads to a large number of the homeless population with an estimated 40% of the homeless youth being part of the LGBTQ community (Withers, 2012). If these laws were made to be more inclusive, it would not only decrease the number of homeless in Texas, but also would decrease the unemployment number and make Texas look good. However, Texas does not like to try and make itself look less crazy, instead they become driven by horrible ideological premises that do nothing but harm innocent people and cause massive controversy.

For this journal entry, I have decided to review the Respect for Marriage Act. The Respect for Marriage Act, was introduced in 2009, as a repeal to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which deems that the federal government does not recognize marriages of same sex couples. The Respect for Marriage Act was then reintroduced in 2015. The Respect for Marriage Act is a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/29)., amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state,

One of the biggest LGBTQ issues at stake right now is the legalization of marriage equality. Marriage inequality is an issue that effects the entire LGBTQ community because they are not given the constitutional rights due to their sexual preferences. The LGBTQ community is fighting for laws to fully legalize same sex marriage in the United States of America and fighting for the acceptance for their decisions. Today, although there have been a lot of progression in the state level, many same sex couples are not given the same rights as heterosexual couples. So far, there are 37 states that passed the legal gay marriage but there are also 13 states that banned same-sex marriage (Marriage Equality 2015). Alabama was the latest state to pass this marriage equality law very recently. Marriage equality issue has been a debate for a long time and the Supreme Court will finally make a federal law regarding this issue this summer within the federal level.