Gay rights in the United States has most recently been a large and semi-controversial topic of discussion as it gains more and more awareness throughout our society. Gay rights haven’t always been such a prominent topic, and in fact, it wasn’t until 1924 when the first documented gay rights organization, the Society for Human Rights, was founded. This society worked hard to begin to introduce this idea of gay rights to America, although it was disbanded due to political pressure shortly after it was founded. Later on in 1950, the first sustained gay rights group was formed, the Mattachine Society. And just 3 short years after this society formed, on April 27, 1953, president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order banning homosexuals
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It wasn’t until a case in 2013 when the Court denied a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that gay rights were challenged against the Due Process Clause of the 5th amendment. After this, many questions arose around whether or not state bans on gay marriage violated the Due Process Clause and or the Equal Protection clause under the 14th amendment. Later on, in another case, a five-member Court majority finally concluded that the bans did in fact violate both the 5th and 14th amendments. Justice Kennedy protected this declaration by saying that the “Framers of the Constitution ‘did not presume to know the extent of freedom in all of its dimensions, and so they entrusted future generations a charter protecting the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as me we learn its meaning.’” Ever since same-sex marriage was nationally legalized, I honestly believe our society has become more supportive in honoring everyone’s individual differences. The LGBT community has gained in immense amount of support from so many people of all races, religions, and age. Although our nation has so many problems right now, I believe that this national legalization was one really large step in the right direction towards being “bettering our nation”. Although not everyone is in favor of LGBT rights, I think that everyone should have the same rights and opportunities to succeed; to be truly themselves, and to be happy with who they are, not ashamed of
It wasn’t until a case in 2013 when the Court denied a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that gay rights were challenged against the Due Process Clause of the 5th amendment. After this, many questions arose around whether or not state bans on gay marriage violated the Due Process Clause and or the Equal Protection clause under the 14th amendment. Later on, in another case, a five-member Court majority finally concluded that the bans did in fact violate both the 5th and 14th amendments. Justice Kennedy protected this declaration by saying that the “Framers of the Constitution ‘did not presume to know the extent of freedom in all of its dimensions, and so they entrusted future generations a charter protecting the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as me we learn its meaning.’” Ever since same-sex marriage was nationally legalized, I honestly believe our society has become more supportive in honoring everyone’s individual differences. The LGBT community has gained in immense amount of support from so many people of all races, religions, and age. Although our nation has so many problems right now, I believe that this national legalization was one really large step in the right direction towards being “bettering our nation”. Although not everyone is in favor of LGBT rights, I think that everyone should have the same rights and opportunities to succeed; to be truly themselves, and to be happy with who they are, not ashamed of