LGBT Rights : Human Rights

Throughout the course of history for the homosexual community, many people have played major roles in the push for equality and normalization of the gay and lesbian lifestyle. In the 1970s, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man to be given a position in the California government. Milk pushed for homosexual men and women to always be open about their sexuality and who they are (Fenwick 32). Later on in the homosexual history timeline, Ellen DeGeneres opened up about being a lesbian on the television show, “Ellen” (Staff), kick starting the infusion of gays and lesbians into the entertainment business. Politically, Barack Obama made a huge impact on the current rights gays and lesbians have. In 2015, Obama signed a law making same-sex marriage legal across the entire United States. President Obama also declared an annual gay pride month, along with making gay hate crimes federal offenses, and ending gay conversion therapy for minors (Staff).

Former president of the United States, Obama, approved an executive mandate banning the discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity of federal employees from the governments' contractors. Additionally, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, declared, safeguarding employees on the bases of sex, must also involve the comprehension of the embodiment for the protection of transgender people. However, the association, not recognized by the Court of the United States, have not granted their declared protections in a consistent manner across the nation, producing in an absence of the given freedoms for the working LGBTQ community (Beyond Marriage Equality: A Blueprint for Federal Non-Discrimination Protections,

When it comes to the gay rights movement, the structure and the history of how it got to where it is today is a huge factor in today’s society. There have been a lot of things that negatively influenced gay rights. In some ways, things have happened in a positive way as well. The gay rights movement today and legalizing gay marriage has struck some people the wrong way because of their beliefs. For the gay community, though, it has been a very positive thing. Some of the big key moments in history went the way they did because of important events and important people causing it to go that way. These include Jeremy Bentham, Magnus Hirschfield, Henry Gerber, the making of the Mattachine Society, Stonewall Riots, Clela Rorex, the Ryan White

The 2014 executive order prohibited federal hiring practices from discriminating on the basis of gender identity (the policy already barred discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation). It also prohibited contractors that do business with the government

Let's start off with the basics. LGBT stands for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. On average, in a 2016 poll, 23% of the American population is either gay or lesbian which is 2% less than a poll in 2011 and

LGBT culture is a community made up of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This community shares a common interest in social movements. Many people today have been able to come out and be who they truly are because of the LGBT community. Roughly, 6.7 percent of the U.S. world population is said to be a member of the LGBT community. However, many negative stereotypes do not support this community. People are very biased towards the LGBT community and it is unfair. The LGBT culture has always been frowned upon by many people, however, most of those people are uneducated and do not understand what the LGBT culture truly is. The LGBT community deserves a chance to be who they truly are without being judged and looked down upon by

The LGBT community is another word for the gay community. The gay community is all about getting their civil rights on issues like Economic issues concerning employment. In the

LGBT community is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and LGBT-supportive people, organizations, and subcultures, united by a common culture and social movements

Sparking a worldwide controversy, President Donald Trump reinstates the military ban on transgender individuals. On September 20, 2011, President Barack Obama repealed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The policy which allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual

Since President Barack Obama’s first term as president, he has been pushing LGBT agenda in public schools, military, and even in the private sectors. In North Carolina, the administration is challenging legislation that aim to protect women and children from sexual predators who will try to take advantage of the transgender bathroom policy, One News Now notes.

On February 14, 2017, I decided to assign myself with that task of finding a site I could observe. Because my topic was LGBT rights, I went on an expedition to find a place related to this topic, place that I could easily access and be comfortable going to. Luckily I had an extremely helpful friend that recommended to come over to Gay and Straight Alliance on Friday. I was skeptical at first because I did not know if it was a good choice to go to, but either way I chose to go. On friday I was in a frenzy to try and find someone I would walk into GSA with just so I could talk to someone I felt comfortable with and not be awkward around. Although when I did find a friend to walk into GSA to I walk into Room 35 and join the assembly.

The LGBT community has made new laws each day to bring equality to all. “Throughout its, America has symbolized equality of opportunity for people of all races, origins, religions and creeds, serving as a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a better life. However, despite its founding principles of equality and acceptance, the United States also has a long history of denying basic rights to certain people” (LGBT Equality). When the US discriminates against a certain thing people retaliate and rise up and try to make new laws to help their cause. The LGBT community has been striving to bring equality in many ways. The LGBT community has made great strides in gaining equality of same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and transgender equality.

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 is only legal in one state in the US, Massachusetts. Other than Massachusetts only four other countries allow same sex marriage. The Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and Spain.

LGBTQ rights have been at the center of debate for many years now. Some argue that people have the right to love whomever they choose to, regardless of gender, while others argue that same sex rights are a disgrace to human kind. Nevertheless, how you regard to the validity of any human right depends on which moral theory you practice. For instance, if you practice deontological or virtue ethics theories, you are more likely to believe that human rights, such as same sex marriage, are natural rights that enable human flourishing. On the contrary, if you embrace Marx’s or even Bentham’s rejection of rights, you might believe that “natural rights” are nonsense. Even more so, if you are a Utilitarian, you might agree with Marx’s theory that rights are nonsense; however, you differ in believing that they are useful if they produce the best consequences.

Soppho: Have you heard, Socrates, that our government is intending to extend the rights of marriages to same-sex couples? Under that change, gay partners will then be recognized equally as heterosexual husbands and wives.