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Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, or even Buddhist, that someone is welcome to practice their own religion however they see fit, and you are welcome in America because this is the land of the free. Or is it? When the topic of Gay Marriage arises in conversation, the main "Anti-Gay" point would be that the Bible does not agree with it. [Jones, Michael] Last time I checked, and according to the first amendment, the Bible has no standing power in American law. ["Why Would We?"] Therefore, the people of

I will summarize some of the key points from the essay, Let Gays Marry, by Andrew Sullivan, and the essay, Leave Marriage Alone, by William Bennett. Some of these main points are taken from mutual beliefs of both authors and others are derived from the opposing opinions of the two. The first summary of Andrew Sullivan’s essay is a reflection of Andrew Sullivan’s stance of the issue. The original essay was in favor of allowing same sex marriage in America. My summary will dictate some of the

Gay Marriage is not Equal Rights In his essay, “Let Gays Marry,” Andrew Sullivan advocates gay marriage. He argues that gay couples ought to be able to marry because as citizens, they deserve equal rights. He claims that disallowing gays to marry each other would make them strangers in their own country. However, his argument is invalid as it seeks to impose the broad definition of equality on the narrower, but unrelated issue of marriage. Just because gays have equal rights as citizens, doesn’t

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 1950’s the “Lavender scare” which Federal and State governments investigated and fired thousands of employees who were suspected of being gay or lesbian claiming that they were security risk who were vulnerable to soviet blackmail, and this would cause an employment security to the government. The gay community felt this was a violation

Have you ever wondered why some Disney villains are often so frilly and tend to care about their appearance? Well stereotypically gay men are portrayed that way as well, so does that mean Disney is making their villains sub textly gay? Looking back into the 1950’s and to current times, you’ll find that our societies views of those who aren’t straight are negative and has found itself in our childhood movies. A good example of homophobia in a Disney animated movie is Peter Pan. The villain of

“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door,” are the famous words of Harvey Milk. Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist, changed the world for the LGBT community. Milk was one of the first openly gay officials when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated the next year in San Francisco City Hall by Dan White who opposed the increasing acceptance of homosexuals (Biography). The assassination of Harvey Milk was unjust

Gay adoption is a touchy subject to a lot of people. Even though gay adoption became legal in all 50 states on June 26, 2017 everyone still seems to have an opinion on the matter and a lot of the opinions lean toward not allowing gay couples to adopt. There are so many children in the foster care system that need loving and stable homes so why not let gay couples give that to them? There is a lot of evidence to show that gay couples can be just as good at parenting as a straight couple. Maybe even

In addition, all people should be allowed to serve freely in the military. If gay, lesbian and bisexual people are willing to serve and die for their country, they shouldn’t hide their sexual orientation. Gay and lesbian Americans are anxiously willing to serve the country but they also want to reveal their true identity as homosexuals. And for the first time ever, they will be able to openly join the army. Brave men and women currently serving in the army will have the opportunity to come out freely

commonly seen in the genre of drama and comedy. Stereotypes on groups of people affect whether they are true or just a perception. The gay community is discriminated against and has to overcome stereotypes in the media, as seen in Modern Family, Glee, and Mean Girls showing how they are struggling to be represented accurately and positively. Before the 1960’s gay men weren’t shown in films, plays, shows, etc. but the very first time a homosexual character was aired in a film was in 1962, in the film

Gaia Alberti Ms Mathers HN English III 13 November 2017 Gay Adoption "We believe that every child has the right to a loving, nurturing and permanent family, and that people from a variety of life experiences offer strengths for these children" (The Board of Directors of the National Adoption Center). Gay adoption by legal couples has become a rising controversy in the past decade, affecting the lives of many children and families. Around the world there are so many children that need to be adopted