Some may be wondering how could laws meant to discriminate against the LGBT community also affect those that are not LGBT? How would such laws affect all of us in our everyday lives? Can our society be seeing the hands of time being turned back and if so how far will these types of discriminatory laws reach?
On June 12, 1967 the Supreme Court of the United States decided declared Virginia’s anti-miscegenation statutes unconstitutional, ending all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States. Up until this point it was unlawful in 16 states to marry outside of your race and could and would be punishable with jail time (rhapsodyinbooks, 2009). Fast forward nearly 40 years later and we, as a country, are seeing laws being …show more content…
In their homes state, Mildred Jeter, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, were not allowed to be married and it was unlawful for an officiant to marry the two. Not only was it unlawful to but such a union was not recognized by the state and should you reside in the state of Virginia as husband an wife the punishment was confinement if found guilty and one would have to serve no less than one year and no more than five years.
One the Lovings were married they returned to their home state and went about life as a married couple. Mildred became pregnant and was awaiting the arrival of the couple’s first child, when one night the police busted through the couples front door and arrested the couple in their bedroom. They were tried separately and their marriage was deemed not valid in the state. Their punishment was banishment from their home as a married couple and they were only allowed to visit their families as individuals and never together. (rhapsodyinbooks, 2009) Once the Supreme court declared such laws in individual states to be unconstitutional, the couple happily returned home to Virginia to live out their years together, believing that the sacrifices that they made paved the way for couples to marry for love without fear of being seen as a felon under the …show more content…
Indiana was one of the first states to enact such a law, Senate Bill 568 “Religious freedom restoration act. Followed by North Carolina and now Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi signed into law a statute that allows churches, religious charities and privately held businesses to decline services to people if doing so would violate their religious beliefs on marriage and/or gender. Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, under pressure from business interests, two weeks ago vetoed a similar bill passed by the State
On June 12, 1967 the Supreme Court of the United States decided declared Virginia’s anti-miscegenation statutes unconstitutional, ending all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States. Up until this point it was unlawful in 16 states to marry outside of your race and could and would be punishable with jail time (rhapsodyinbooks, 2009). Fast forward nearly 40 years later and we, as a country, are seeing laws being …show more content…
In their homes state, Mildred Jeter, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, were not allowed to be married and it was unlawful for an officiant to marry the two. Not only was it unlawful to but such a union was not recognized by the state and should you reside in the state of Virginia as husband an wife the punishment was confinement if found guilty and one would have to serve no less than one year and no more than five years.
One the Lovings were married they returned to their home state and went about life as a married couple. Mildred became pregnant and was awaiting the arrival of the couple’s first child, when one night the police busted through the couples front door and arrested the couple in their bedroom. They were tried separately and their marriage was deemed not valid in the state. Their punishment was banishment from their home as a married couple and they were only allowed to visit their families as individuals and never together. (rhapsodyinbooks, 2009) Once the Supreme court declared such laws in individual states to be unconstitutional, the couple happily returned home to Virginia to live out their years together, believing that the sacrifices that they made paved the way for couples to marry for love without fear of being seen as a felon under the …show more content…
Indiana was one of the first states to enact such a law, Senate Bill 568 “Religious freedom restoration act. Followed by North Carolina and now Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi signed into law a statute that allows churches, religious charities and privately held businesses to decline services to people if doing so would violate their religious beliefs on marriage and/or gender. Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, under pressure from business interests, two weeks ago vetoed a similar bill passed by the State