“Being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice.”- John Fugelsand. Homophobic or homophobia is a word that is used in abundance today. But better yet, phobia is defined as “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something” (dictionary.com), people do not fear homosexuals, however they just do not like them. How would they feel to have their heterosexual rights taken away and told they can’t marry someone? Would that make the LGBT community heterophobic or maybe the world seem cruel?
Many groups do not agree with the same-sex laws, we have now, either because of religion or family morals. The debate on this topic has always been on fire since it was first talked about in the 1900s. The discrimination against LGBT individuals …show more content…
Larger cities in the United States were coming together and forming social gatherings. To society it was just a social gathering, but to the LGBT community it was an emerging subculture. These social gatherings were hidden and kept secret because of the public shaming, violation, abuse, and possible job loss. In 1995, Utah became the first American state to enact DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), other states had declared only heterosexual marriages were the correct way. 2003, Massachusetts declares gay marriage legal, the first homosexual wedding was in 2004. How many years later for the second state to appeal this outrageous act? Five years later, Connecticut hops aboard the gay marriage legalization train. The following year Iowa, New Hampshire, and Vermont also legalize these rights, but on the flip side Vermont's governor definitely did not approve, but his legislature overrode his veto. Andrew Cuomo, New York’s governor signs a bill passing LGBT marriage, making the Empire State the sixth state in the nation to be able to marry. Once Obama hits the white house he becomes the first president to announce his support for gay marriage rights, and voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington approve the laws. Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, and Rhode Island are up next to sign the bill that allow LGBT humans to marry. With Obama ruling over the Nation, the US Supreme Court declares on June 26th, 2015 that
Many groups do not agree with the same-sex laws, we have now, either because of religion or family morals. The debate on this topic has always been on fire since it was first talked about in the 1900s. The discrimination against LGBT individuals …show more content…
Larger cities in the United States were coming together and forming social gatherings. To society it was just a social gathering, but to the LGBT community it was an emerging subculture. These social gatherings were hidden and kept secret because of the public shaming, violation, abuse, and possible job loss. In 1995, Utah became the first American state to enact DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), other states had declared only heterosexual marriages were the correct way. 2003, Massachusetts declares gay marriage legal, the first homosexual wedding was in 2004. How many years later for the second state to appeal this outrageous act? Five years later, Connecticut hops aboard the gay marriage legalization train. The following year Iowa, New Hampshire, and Vermont also legalize these rights, but on the flip side Vermont's governor definitely did not approve, but his legislature overrode his veto. Andrew Cuomo, New York’s governor signs a bill passing LGBT marriage, making the Empire State the sixth state in the nation to be able to marry. Once Obama hits the white house he becomes the first president to announce his support for gay marriage rights, and voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington approve the laws. Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, and Rhode Island are up next to sign the bill that allow LGBT humans to marry. With Obama ruling over the Nation, the US Supreme Court declares on June 26th, 2015 that