Basicly, I am just wondering:
Are things getting better?
2007-02-06 20:09:53 · 6 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
This just in -
The State of Michigan Bans Domestic Partnership Benefits
Florida could face similar fate
(Lansing, Michigan) The Michigan Court of Appeals today ruled that the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage prevents public institutions from providing benefits to same-sex partners of employees. Due to the ban, the following steps have been taken in the the State of Michigan:
Domestic partner benefits that had been won by state unions have been terminated.
The University of Michigan and Wayne State University have been mandated to shut down their benefits programs to same-sex couples.
The City of Kalamazoo has been mandated to shut down their benefits programs to same-sex couples.
Michigan's constitutional amendment defined marriage as the union between a man and a woman and as the only agreement that can be recognized as a marriage "or similar union for any purpose." "The marriage amendment's plain language prohibits employers from offering
2007-02-07 08:06:16 · update #1
I actually thought things were getting better...I live in Chicago so things are not bad at all...I think most people who live around or in big cities are more open minded ...however this country as a whole .....I'm not sure...especially after being on this website and seeing how many there still are stuck in their corrupted ways of thinking...
2007-02-06 20:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Things are slowly getting better, but I still feel discriminated against daily. When I hear people say something is "gay" meaning that it's stupid, that's offensive. Given that I don't have the right to marry the man I love, I'm definitely discriminated against daily by a government which I pay taxes to. That upsets me a lot, however, I have to believe progress is being made in regards to civil rights.
2007-02-07 07:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by JW 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Things are MUCH better! It was only 40 years ago that homosexuality was illegal in the UK - now we have "Civil Partnerships" and legal protection from homophobia. People too are more accepting of orientation. another generation or two (let the old intractables die out) and LGBTs will not need to express their sexuality to define themselves and lobby for total acceptance.
2007-02-07 05:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think women are more accepting then men, basically, most of my friends are girls and they dont care at all that im gay. but as a complete society i think it is getting better, i guess. it is most certainly better then say the 20th century when there were a lot more gay beatings and all that. im not saying there isnt any, coz there is, but its gotten better. .....hopefully
2007-02-07 04:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Markus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not being alive for that long, but I think that Its getting better with the pass of the years. and hopefully one day we will be accepted the way we are...
2007-02-07 05:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This really depends on your location and socio economic status.
Poor ignorant people tend to be bigots. People with a little education tend to not be. (imho)
2007-02-07 05:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋