Gay Rights

  • folie a dru.

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    @ Rae-Dene
    Yeah, they didn't do that a few weeks ago when the Supreme Court was debating about gay marriage or anything . . .

    Have you read the news? Do you pay attention to what is going on in the world? There is a shit ton going on and shit ton activists are doing. Your assumption that gay people just sit around on their asses and bitch is incredibly insulting. Start paying attention and maybe you'll see all the work they are doing.
    April 28th, 2013 at 05:38pm
  • Airi.

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    @ Rae-Dene
    We are trying to do something about it. We're doing a lot in fact. We are standing up. We are making our voices heard. It's rather insulting for someone to say we're not doing anything when in fact, many of us are doing all we are able to. Things like this don't change quickly. We've been at this for decades, it's been hard to break through the archaic way of thinking for Americans but we are doing it. It's a process. For the U.S, it has been a very slow process but we are getting there. We have nine States that have legalized same-sex marriage, soon to be ten if everything goes good in Rhode Island. We have same-sex marriage at the Supreme Court. If we can get a miracle, we may have national legalization by the end of June. Of course, that's a slim chance and they'll probably only overturn Proposition 8 but any ruling for the side of marriage equality will be good, no matter how narrow the ruling may be. Approval for same-sex marriage is at an all time high, over 50% of Americans say they now support it. We have come such a long way through the work we've been doing for years.

    We're going through the polls. We're going through the courts. We're going through our legislator. We're protesting. We're talking to people, we're changing their hearts and minds. We're doing everything we possibly can to get LGBTQ people their rights back. But as I said, it's a slow process for the U.S. Just because we haven't won yet doesn't mean we aren't doing anything. These sorts of things don't change overnight. They change over time. We have so much going for us and we're closer than we've ever been.

    With that said, it is very important that Obama supports same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights in general. Maybe he cannot do much with the law, but it is very important for him to just support it and be helping us out verbally. He is the first sitting president to acknowledge that he supports LGBTQ rights. He's broke the trend of homophobia in the presidency. Having a president who supports full rights for LGBTQ individuals is huge and it's going to be a big help to us. He helped convince the Democrat party to announce their support for LGBTQ rights in their newest party platform. He has convinced many voters to support LGBTQ rights. Theoretically, Obama could legalize same-sex marriage nationally through an executive order. However, that would cause riots probably. It's better that he doesn't force it through, it would only endanger LGBTQ people. It's better for him to only support it and verbally help us convince other lawmakers and the citizens to support it. If anyone should push national legalization, it should be the Supreme Court. People will be more accepting of them pushing national legalization through than our president.
    April 28th, 2013 at 10:33pm
  • January Rose

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    I think gay people should have rights and the government should make sure that gays have rights. In Canada, they already do, but I know in other places like the States, they don't.
    But the issue shouldn't be #1 on the list. We have terrosits and poverty and homelessness that needs to be addressed. But the government defiantly needs to work on laws for gay people.
    October 24th, 2014 at 05:39am
  • FuckNo

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    @ January Rose
    You're acting like all those things are on a single list and handled by a single section of government, and they aren't. Terrorism and gay rights are handled by two completely separate sections of government, so the two have literally nothing to do with each other. Also, poverty is a multi-level issue that needs to be tackled in a systematic way over years, so once again not a good thing to be like, "Well, we would get right on that gay rights stuff, but poor people still exist."
    October 24th, 2014 at 05:55am
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    @ CallusedSilk
    I know that all the issues I mentioned before are not just handled by a single government unit. No one unit could haddle all those issues and do a good job.
    October 24th, 2014 at 07:43pm
  • folie a dru.

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    @ January Rose
    did you know lack of gay marriage can cause homelessness? There are several cases where homes have been take from long time pgay couples with proper legal documentation because one died and they were gay. That can cause homelessness. And, while on that note, approximately half a million homeless gay youth exist (kicked out for being gay generally). Do you really think ignoring gay marriage will help with that? It just shows their parents that they're right: a gay person isn't worth putting the work in to get them rights.

    We don't need to put gay marriage aside to work on other issues. They can all be worked on simultaneously. "Anyone who is willing to sacrifice a little freedom for a little safety deserves neither." - Benjamin Franklin
    October 25th, 2014 at 05:28pm