The Importance Of Gay And Homosexual Rights In Society

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

“Zami: A New Spelling of My Name” by Audre Lorde is often seen as one of the most influential pieces of writing in terms of Black Feminism as well as LGBTQ community. Though it was intended as an autobiography, it covers a wide range of numerous topics, allowing the author to reflect on them from the perspective of her life. The book is filled with numerous details that may seem to be trivial, yet they represent an important aspect of then-contemporary society.

In the modern era, people of the United States of America have increasingly become more tolerant and accepting of differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. However, the new liberal mindset of people regarding characteristics such as race and sexual orientation would not be possible without the relentless protesters and dedicated activists who fought hard to make their views heard through a movement that would greatly impact and shape the future of this country. The gay rights movement which started in the late 1960’s aimed at achieving human rights for homosexuals; the phenomenal empowering poems and widely acclaimed literary works of Audre Lorde significantly promoted gay rights and provided a unique point of view of the life of a homosexual.

"You robbed me of something very precious and I will never forgive you for that. Mr. McKinney, I give you life in the memory of one who no longer lives. May you have a long life and may you thank Matthew every day for it." Those were the words said by Dennis Shepard at the sentencing of Aaron McKinney, one of the men who tortured, robbed, and murdered his son Matthew Shepard. He was given a life sentence. States must inflict a harsher punishment for people who commit gay violence crimes because over the years hate crimes based on sexual orientation have become the third highest category reported.

Do you think homosexuals deserve the same rights we (straight people) do? People having homophobia, and people who discriminate against gays, make it very hard for homosexuals to live in peace. People all over the world have their different views on whether or not homosexuals should have rights, and with that many people who are mean, judgmental, and discriminate against homosexuals. Most homosexuals cannot be themselves and cannot “come out of the closet,” because of the mean actions that come from other people and communities around them. Homosexuals should have the same rights as “straight” people do, because they are human beings just like everyone else.

Over the past decades, being gay was something no one talked about. It was a subject that was very taboo and society didn’t accept. People saw it as a stage one goes through and something unnatural. Thanks to the media, more and more celebrities have come out of the closet over the years. Soon people became accepting of the gay community and their life style. Being openly gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual in the workforce can lead to discrimination. Gay mirages are also frowned upon by society. Unfortunately, there aren’t many laws that protect gay rights.

It is important for the people of Maine to be aware of gay rights. Gay is when one person is attracted to the same-sex instead of the opposite one. According to http://www.dosomething.org, 42% of people who are gay report living in an unwelcoming environment.The problem is important. Lots of people get bullied. Some even kill themselves for being bullied or not being accepted. Same- sex marriage is banned in 31 out of 50 states in the U.S. These are some examples of some unwelcoming things to gay people.

Most people feel that Government rights should automatically be granted to U.S. citizens. An upstanding citizen who pays their taxes, serves their community and abides by the law should be afforded the rights of an American. However, not all citizens are afforded equal rights. Gay and lesbians are consistently denied rights that are typically taken for granted by the average American. Specifically, gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. They are held at an unfair disadvantage solely because of their sexual orientation. This discrimination must stop because gay and lesbian couples are law-abiding citizens too, who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples.

While the Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) community have seen many gains in relation to discrimination and their rights being recognized since the 1960’s, it is only in the past few years that this community have seen some significant gains as it relates to their rights to marriage. This is both function and interest community as they are fighting for their equal rights. The historical same-sex marriage legislation as it relates to, in Canadian history from 2005 will be the topic of this paper. This is one of the many challenges the LGBTQ community has faced through the years, being in a same-sex relationship and not legally able to marry, because it is not recognized as a legal union. Throughout history, many

Marriage, currently in most states, in the United States is viewed as a man and a woman sharing vows and committing themselves to each other for the rest of their lives. This leaves many homosexuals out to dry. Why can’t they have the same rights as everyone else in this country? Some of the time many gay couples have a hard time adopting a child because they “didn’t fit the right criteria to be adoptees”. And granted some couples really don’t meet the specifications: income, living environment, etc, but others do and get rejected due to being gay. Homosexuals deserve the same legal rights as everyone else.

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.

A person’s sexual orientation is his or her physical, mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex. Sexual orientation is typically divided into four categories: heterosexuality, the attraction to individuals of the other sex; homosexuality, the attraction to individuals of the same sex; bisexuality, the attraction to individuals of either sex; and asexuality, no attraction to either sex. The Kinsey scale developed by Alfred Kinsey was used in research to describe a person’s sexual orientation based on their experience or response given at the given time. The scale ranged from 0 to 6. 0 being exclusively heterosexual, 1 being predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual, 2 being predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual, 3 being equally heterosexual and homosexual, 4 being predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual, 5 being predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual, and 6 being exclusively homosexual. There was also the grade X which meant the person has no socio-sexual contacts or reactions. Then there was the Klein grid which was developed by Fritz Klein attempts to measure sexual orientation by expanding upon the earlier Kinsey scale. He developed a multidimensional grid for describing sexual orientation. The Klein grid investigated the sexual orientation in the past, the present, and in the idealized future. Those 7 factors being sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies,

“In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.” (11) These words were said by Audre Lorde, and LGBT+ rights activist. Lorde along with so many others from all across the world have to face fellow humans who think that the LGBT+ members don’t belong in the world. While the LGBT+ Community has suffered from much adversity, the movements by Brendon Fay and others inspirational activists have helped the community to become more accepted by the world.

The American dream, one of suppleness and homogeneousness, is appreciated in the fundamental of each national of the United States. In view of this make-believe, the greater part of society will state they support pause even with rights for gay people. Petition these individuals from society on the off chance that they encourage gay marriage, in any case, and the help of gay fairness goes to a sudden stop. As found in the most as of late discussed open votes, the lion's share of Americans voted in favor of the established change, which puts a restriction on gay marriage. These Americans, unexpectedly, do have confidence in giving equal rights to the gay group, rights including: no toleration of separation in occupations by making pause even with circumstance superiors, rights protecting gays from hate violations, rights allowing same access to housing, rights permitting movement in government, etcetera. As that may be the idea of gay marriage is yet not considered a privilege to the American individuals should reach out to gay people.

(GENERAL) Fifty years ago it would not have been necessary to write an article on the subject of homosexuality. It wasn’t a topic that was discussed in public, it was illegal, against the law and those who were engaged in any type of same sex relationship did so quietly and discreetly and largely away from the public eye. That was to change dramatically with the increase of Postmodernism, as a more tolerant and inclusive society emerged, the subject of homosexuality was brought out into the open and society had to deal with it. At first there was a clear distinction between the individual and the act but soon there would arise the cry of social injustice and discrimination, a cry for equality and acceptance. Today same sex relationships