The Issue Of Gay Rights - 1505 Words

With the creation of the United States, came many dilemmas throughout the decades that affected everyone within. People at one point pushed to change the country for the better such as abolishing slavery, ending segregation, fighting for the rights of minorities, and granting rights to women. In today’s age the topical hot button is gay rights and if their rights overcome religious rights. The LGBT has been pushing hard for the past few years and has changed the way we think by getting a better understanding of who they are. Recent gains such as same-sex marriage has been a great leap forward in history and shows how acceptance of those who are different from the normal becomes more defined and much more accepting. Despite those gains†¦show more content†¦It has been morally just to give African-Americans rights and protections and now those rights should be applied to people with different sexual orientation. If America is the first to truly accept the people repre sented by LGBT than other countries are sure to follow suit because the U.S. has always led by example. The LGBT is still discriminated against in the common workplace. The community typically faces discrimination in the workplace and â€Å"According to the New York State Division of Human Rights, approximately 5 percent of its complaints were based upon sexual orientation identity discrimination†(Gates). This shows a clear case in which sexuality is a prevalent issue and not something to simply scoff at. A recent case posted by the New York Times shows how some cities are taking measures to make it easier to discriminate same-sex couples because of the religious freedom law which allows religious conservatives to refuse service to same-sex couples. People who are affected by this could be refused employment, housing, and public accommodations (Davey). Unfortunately these people are treated unjustly and need more than just the ability to get married, but to actually be protected from the more pressing issues. A study conducted by Mara Keisling from the National center of transge nder equality found that those that openly identified as transgender experience double the rate of unemployment and 47% claim to have been denied a job, fired, or denied a promotion