LGBT Rights In The United States

Since the founding of our nation, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community have faced various social obstacles. They have jumped over hurdle after hurdle to gain acceptance into our society. But for the past decades, they have fought mercilessly for the rights and acceptance they deserve, and they are now starting to get it. The majority of US citizens are now starting to open their eyes and help end this prejudice. But the battle is not over yet, there is a group of people who are still fighting to ban their rights: the radical far right. That's right, the adversity of the LGBT community in the US primarily stems from radical right-wingers.
First, let start by letting people know that the rights of LGBT people are in great danger in part of this presidential election. Of course, we have common sense democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton who actually respect the rights of consenting adults. But unfortunately on the opposite end of the political spectrum, things aren't looking as colourful. Many of the 2016 GOP presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio & Ben Carson all pledged to sign the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), a bill that would allow the discrimination of LGBT people (Lerner). Dr. Ben Carson has made …show more content…
Many conservative Christian groups have made vows to fight against the LGBT community. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a foundation by Christian conservatives fight against LGBT rights (Beirich 3). The National Organization for Marriage is a christian anti LGBT group whose sole purpose is to stop same sex marriage (Beirich 5). The Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian group that compares Homosexuality to phedophilia (Berich 8). This are just a few examples of the groups in America that people firmly stand behind and rally towards, just to diminish the right of LGBT