The Effects of Proposition 8
If you were in the LGBT community during the 1800-1900s you would of been thrown in jail and fined up to $1,000. Being attracted to a member of the same-sex could of landed you in jail with a $1,000 fine back then. If an individual was gay in the military you had to keep it a secret from other, especially your enemy because they may target you due to your interest in a partner. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements is a political ideology and social movement that advocate for the full acceptance of the LGBT people in society. This movement's main goal is to have the members of the LGBT community to be treated equal to everyone else. Members are no longer fined and thrown in jail for being …show more content…
Other members of the population are furious of that members of the LGBT community are not getting punished for “committing a crime against nature”. This quote is stating that the majority of the population today see the incident as unnecessary and wrong. This ties into the last paragraph about “times changing” and “The day all hate crimes against the community of LGBT is over is not that far away from today.” Throughout time, any crimes against LGBT communities will be punished by the one committing the crime ending up in jail and having a fine of around $1,000 just like the members of the LGBT community had to go through in the …show more content…
If we follow these steps, even if it is not the step completely, our world would change for the better for everyone. No one would have to live in fear all because of their love interest. No one would be thrown in jail or have other citizens run hate crimes against them due to them being apart of the LGBT community. The feature isn’t that far away, neither is the achievement of our founding fathers dream of all men being equal. For that reason, Proposition 8 is a gigantic change in the lives of the LGBT community because they get to live freely just like their fellow citizens of the United State of
If you were in the LGBT community during the 1800-1900s you would of been thrown in jail and fined up to $1,000. Being attracted to a member of the same-sex could of landed you in jail with a $1,000 fine back then. If an individual was gay in the military you had to keep it a secret from other, especially your enemy because they may target you due to your interest in a partner. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements is a political ideology and social movement that advocate for the full acceptance of the LGBT people in society. This movement's main goal is to have the members of the LGBT community to be treated equal to everyone else. Members are no longer fined and thrown in jail for being …show more content…
Other members of the population are furious of that members of the LGBT community are not getting punished for “committing a crime against nature”. This quote is stating that the majority of the population today see the incident as unnecessary and wrong. This ties into the last paragraph about “times changing” and “The day all hate crimes against the community of LGBT is over is not that far away from today.” Throughout time, any crimes against LGBT communities will be punished by the one committing the crime ending up in jail and having a fine of around $1,000 just like the members of the LGBT community had to go through in the …show more content…
If we follow these steps, even if it is not the step completely, our world would change for the better for everyone. No one would have to live in fear all because of their love interest. No one would be thrown in jail or have other citizens run hate crimes against them due to them being apart of the LGBT community. The feature isn’t that far away, neither is the achievement of our founding fathers dream of all men being equal. For that reason, Proposition 8 is a gigantic change in the lives of the LGBT community because they get to live freely just like their fellow citizens of the United State of