All religion aside (because that's a completely different battle) I think that EVERY ONE should get the same opportunities as everyone else. If two men or two women fall in love then they should have the exact same right as if one man and one woman had fallen in love. Gays should be able to do whatever straights can. It's not fair to be judged. For anyone to be judged is a shame, whether it's race, sex, orientation, or religion. everyone should be allowed the same rights and opportunities.
2007-04-27 11:00:52
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answered by hplssrmntc313 2
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As of last week(being April 20-26 2007), the state of Oregon became the 18th(or was it the 19th?) state to place into affect laws protecting and giving the LGBT community rights and whatnot. For example: An employer cannot refuse to give a job to a potential employee due to lifestyle or even sexual preference now as they would have been able to do in the past. The same now goes for housing, living assistance(food stamps/TANF etc.), employment, auto and home financing and the list goes on. So yes, the LGBT community IS getting the necessary protection and what not that it finally should have long ago. Just not all in one day. Yet it is a start in the right direction for human rights world wide don't you think?
2007-04-27 11:03:09
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answered by mangamaniaciam 5
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Well, shouldn't black people have had civil rights? All this "equal rights for all" stuff is taken for granted in some communities, which hinders equality in my opinion, because then arguments take on a hostile, holier-than-thou approach. Homosexuals are a minority, with the most unlikely pieces claiming 10% of the US population, more likely it is 5% at best, from what I have read. Black people are approx. 12%, and highly visible. They make a much better group to lobby with because they are visually different, and are much more common than gay people. That said, civil rights have already moved blazingly fast for gay people. Remember, the jury is still out on the nature/nurture argument cause for being gay. Everyone seems to more or less agree on Black people being born that way, so there is no argument on them "choosing" to be a minority group. Gay people not only challenge people's comfort zones, they challenge institutions and current ways of thinking. Communists were reviled because they challenged capitalist thought. Gay people may be disliked because they challenge straight thought. Men in my opinion are more challenged by homosexuality: Gay men represent a challenge to their masculinity (possibly making straight men the "passive" partner in sex), and lesbians generally don't offer much positive things for men (e.g. more women's rights lobbying, children's rights, possibility of competition for women, rejection of gender role norms).
Challenging masculinity (e.g., "face", or "honor") is enough to start wars, gang fights, duels and much worse things... it is not too surprising that some people may be hostile, in this case.
In fact, it is a credit to both the gay community and the straight one for working together as well as they have. This is not to say more progress is not necessary, but this is to say that there are major challenges to the straight community by the Gay community, and for the most part progress has continued regardless.
2007-04-27 11:47:52
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answered by Word twister 2
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Such a question should have never come up to begin with, and the thought of unequal rights in a society that supposedly prides it self on "right" is just all wrong. Of course, all men/and women should have equal rights under the law. You'd think only Satanists would ever think of treating another person as so many treat their neighbors simply because of their sexual preferences.
2007-04-27 11:04:59
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answered by Jeri 2
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Who is this Nika? Why does she keep saying "...the highest rate of AIDS is in the gay community," when that's simply not true?
But, I digress.... the answer is Yes, there should be equal rights, and there *almost* are some places, but the struggle is long and slow. Things are certainly better than they were 50 years ago. I'm encouraged that despite the blatant homophobia of the W Bush administration, we continue to make legal gains in the US in terms of same-sex marriage and laws being passed that recognize our rights. It just goes to show that even if our president is a big dummy, not everyone else here is.
2007-04-27 11:18:53
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answered by yossi60626 1
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It is my belief that every law abiding citizen is deserving equal rights and until such time as sexual orientation is factored into the equation then many citizens are being treated unfairly yet pay into a system that holds them captive.
Thank for the opportunity to anwer a good question.
2007-04-27 11:16:32
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answered by Anonymous
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I think that, yes, equal rights for the LGBT community is destined to happen...
...it's just not happening now, like it needs to be. I think we might be on the verge of a Gay Civil Rights movement. Give it ten years or so. I think it is soon to happen.
And I will sooooo be at every march, protest, and sit-in. Who's with me!?!?
2007-04-27 11:22:09
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answered by Anonymous
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it took about 30 years for the african americans in this country to get equal rights and sometimes they still suffer discrimination so just hang in there because haters will never change.
2007-04-27 12:43:53
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answered by Anonymous
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I firmly believe that homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered people MUST receive full rights under the law. They are perfectly normal people, just like you and me.
2007-04-27 11:18:14
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answered by Busta 5
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Of course. That's what the Constitution says.
Note that the ignorant bigots who want to deny LGBT people the right to marry one unrelated person of age whom they choose would need to AMEND the Constitution to support their hatreds.
2007-04-27 10:55:01
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answered by Anonymous
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