Imani King-EL
April 10, 2017
Enduring Political Questions
Professor Chimes
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Are LGBTQ Rights Justified? Do you think LGBTQ rights are justified? With the debates in society now surrounding trans people and gays, I would say that LGBTQ rights are not yet justified but are being taken to the next step. Considering the LGBTQ movement has been fighting for the rights of each group within the LGBTQ community there has finally been a breakthrough with the legalization of same sex marriage, but there has yet been a decision on whether trans people can use the restroom of their prefered gender. It has been a major trial and error with the passing of laws for this community …show more content…
In an article I read they had a question that is close to my question in a sense. The question is “Can depriving LGBTQ people of their human rights be justified on grounds of religion, culture or tradition?” The article says that regardless of the government's cultural, political, and economic systems, they still have a legal duty to protect and promote everyone's human rights. There are so many things that go against the LGBTQ communities human rights. They are imprisoned for being transgender or gay in certain places, they are abused with no form of justice, and they are turned down for adopting children, etc. However, there has been a plethora of countries, and states that have passed the law of gender recognition and same-sex marriage such as: Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Norway, Spain, and the United …show more content…
Scientific literature indicates that parents' financial, psychological and physical well-being is enhanced by marriage and that children benefit from being raised by two parents within a legally recognized union (either a mixed-sex or same-sex union). As a result, professional scientific associations have argued for same-sex marriage to be legally recognized as it will be beneficial to the children of same-sex parents or carers. There are a plethora of ways someone could be a parent such as: adoption, surrogacy, and the IVF treatment. In the article (COLLEGE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD SAME-SEX PARENTING) it was stated that in a survey taken, 85% of same-sex couples have children of their own while 21% had children by adoption or stepchildren, this survey was taken in 2014. Also in this article, it is said that students feel that same-sex couples are less emotionally stable and incapable of providing a loving home for a child. However, I disagree with that statement because your sexual orientation does not show the full potential that one
April 10, 2017
Enduring Political Questions
Professor Chimes
Word Count:
Are LGBTQ Rights Justified? Do you think LGBTQ rights are justified? With the debates in society now surrounding trans people and gays, I would say that LGBTQ rights are not yet justified but are being taken to the next step. Considering the LGBTQ movement has been fighting for the rights of each group within the LGBTQ community there has finally been a breakthrough with the legalization of same sex marriage, but there has yet been a decision on whether trans people can use the restroom of their prefered gender. It has been a major trial and error with the passing of laws for this community …show more content…
In an article I read they had a question that is close to my question in a sense. The question is “Can depriving LGBTQ people of their human rights be justified on grounds of religion, culture or tradition?” The article says that regardless of the government's cultural, political, and economic systems, they still have a legal duty to protect and promote everyone's human rights. There are so many things that go against the LGBTQ communities human rights. They are imprisoned for being transgender or gay in certain places, they are abused with no form of justice, and they are turned down for adopting children, etc. However, there has been a plethora of countries, and states that have passed the law of gender recognition and same-sex marriage such as: Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Norway, Spain, and the United …show more content…
Scientific literature indicates that parents' financial, psychological and physical well-being is enhanced by marriage and that children benefit from being raised by two parents within a legally recognized union (either a mixed-sex or same-sex union). As a result, professional scientific associations have argued for same-sex marriage to be legally recognized as it will be beneficial to the children of same-sex parents or carers. There are a plethora of ways someone could be a parent such as: adoption, surrogacy, and the IVF treatment. In the article (COLLEGE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD SAME-SEX PARENTING) it was stated that in a survey taken, 85% of same-sex couples have children of their own while 21% had children by adoption or stepchildren, this survey was taken in 2014. Also in this article, it is said that students feel that same-sex couples are less emotionally stable and incapable of providing a loving home for a child. However, I disagree with that statement because your sexual orientation does not show the full potential that one