The fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights has taken center stage in recent years. Is this the new frontline in the civil rights movement, or is the LGBT community hijacking the civil rights movement to promote their homosexual agenda?
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Lynn Y. -
March 15th, 2011 at 11:50 am
For me—it’s not black and white, but a human issue. On this we can all agree. Fullness of life for all. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all. Nothing equivocal or divisive there, as I see it.
mareli -
March 29th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Civil rights are for everyone and were not simply applicable to racial, religious, or ethnic identities but to gender identities also.
SteveM -
April 7th, 2011 at 8:04 am
Our laws need to provide all of us rights and protection, as we are created (by God). We have seen that the struggle over legal protection on the basis of religious views, race and gender. We are now seeing that struggle over sexual preference. I was told years ago by a well educated and well-meaning clergyman that, “You don’t see homosexual behavior in the animal world!” But studies have shown that you do. Just because you don’t want to think that there is a difference in sexual preference doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. Making policy and law based off of your likes and dislikes, rather than objective fairness is absolutely wrong. That seems “black and white” to me.
Lisa green -
April 15th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
I prefer to not always be literal, however it ( the constitution ) clearly states liberty and justice FOR ALL. Why are we having this conversation????
Dave -
July 20th, 2011 at 10:06 am
Civil rights belong to everyone and are copyrighted by no one.
If one group who has recently achieved civil rights victories then claims a “patent” to the idea of civil rights and, in so doing, tries to deny other people access to the concept, then they become no better than the groups or culture that formerly oppressed them.
It is also my humble opinion that the debate over whether sexual orientation is a “choice” or “built in” is unnecessary. Our Constitution guarantees freedom of choice in so many ways, so even if sexual orientation is a choice (which I do not believe), then that would in no way diminish the freedom to make that choice under the Constitution.
The First Amendment is devoted to protecting choices, and not merely unchangeable attributes.
Ros -
September 26th, 2011 at 2:30 am
Its been told that the USA is the land of free…Prove it. End Discrimination and it will be.
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