The Obergefell v. Hodges case went down in 2015. This case was kinda like a compilation of a whole bunch of smaller, individual cases. Multiple groups of same-sex couples sued their state agencies. Why? Because those states refused to allow gay marriage and recognize legal, same-sex marriages from other states. Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case, was in a same-sex marriage with a man who was dying from ALS. His husband really wanted to make sure that, when he died, Obergefell would be listed as his spouse on his death certificate. So, they did the American thing and started suing. Specifically, they filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. They were in favor of Obergefell. Then the case
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One reason why it is good is that it is good for the economy. The wedding industry is huge, and with more people who are allowed to get married comes more marriages. And let’s not forget about the honeymoons. Another reason why this is good for everyone is that it really does help with freedom of religion. Freedom of religion also protects the people who don’t wanna be involved in religious matters whatsoever. Well, the legalization of gay marriage helped with freedom of religion because it removed the possibility of religious notions in marriage laws. The legalization of gay marriage also helped to strengthen our national identity and our international reputation because there are less angry LGBT people who are mad at their country and we look better to all of the other countries that legalized same sex-marriage before …show more content…
But, the categorization of other people can lead directly to stereotypes and prejudice. Those two things can, in turn lead to discrimination. It is, however, less direct. Stereotypes and prejudice don’t always lead to discrimination. There are three big factors that determine whether or not they will, which are motivation, cognitive load, and behaviors outside conscious control. Motivation comes into play with this because a motivation to not discriminate can usually prevent discrimination from taking place. This motivation can either be internal, as in the will to not be discriminatory towards people, or external, as in things like company policy or the social norms of the particular climate. Technically, internal motivation can cause discrimination as well, but generally people don’t strive to be discriminatory. It is generally external motivation that influences people to partake in this sort of negative behavior Cognitive load also impacts discrimination or lack thereof. Cognitive load is basically just a fancy way of saying how much people have on their minds. Basically, discriminatory behavior can slip out while the mind is distracted. Sometimes internal motivation just isn’t enough to prevent it. Distractions can prevent motivation from being the prevalent
One reason why it is good is that it is good for the economy. The wedding industry is huge, and with more people who are allowed to get married comes more marriages. And let’s not forget about the honeymoons. Another reason why this is good for everyone is that it really does help with freedom of religion. Freedom of religion also protects the people who don’t wanna be involved in religious matters whatsoever. Well, the legalization of gay marriage helped with freedom of religion because it removed the possibility of religious notions in marriage laws. The legalization of gay marriage also helped to strengthen our national identity and our international reputation because there are less angry LGBT people who are mad at their country and we look better to all of the other countries that legalized same sex-marriage before …show more content…
But, the categorization of other people can lead directly to stereotypes and prejudice. Those two things can, in turn lead to discrimination. It is, however, less direct. Stereotypes and prejudice don’t always lead to discrimination. There are three big factors that determine whether or not they will, which are motivation, cognitive load, and behaviors outside conscious control. Motivation comes into play with this because a motivation to not discriminate can usually prevent discrimination from taking place. This motivation can either be internal, as in the will to not be discriminatory towards people, or external, as in things like company policy or the social norms of the particular climate. Technically, internal motivation can cause discrimination as well, but generally people don’t strive to be discriminatory. It is generally external motivation that influences people to partake in this sort of negative behavior Cognitive load also impacts discrimination or lack thereof. Cognitive load is basically just a fancy way of saying how much people have on their minds. Basically, discriminatory behavior can slip out while the mind is distracted. Sometimes internal motivation just isn’t enough to prevent it. Distractions can prevent motivation from being the prevalent