The Worldwide Contrast on Gay Rights
Imagine, a person trying to get married to their closest lover: you see them every day, that is until they are killed for their love. Around the world, gay people have been struggling to live, not having any sort of movement until recent centuries. This movement has started in a couple of countries; however, in comparison countries without a movement have terrible conditions for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual (LGBT) people.
Gay rights have generally been accepted to start in the United States where LGBT people are still working hard for marriage rights. The United States has a deep rooted history when it comes to gay rights: “The Romans ' disapproval of homosexual relationships spread due to the rise …show more content…
In Ireland, “Friday, May 22, 2015, was a historic day in the Republic of Ireland. The country voted on a referendum to change its 78-year-old constitution, approving by popular vote an amendment that says, "Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex." In other words, same-sex couples are now legally entitled to marry” (“Republic of Ireland Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage” 1). Ireland has surpassed even the United States in the rights movement, now entitling homosexuals to have full marriage rights, indiscriminately. The build up to this is even more empowering, considering that “Homosexuality was decriminalized in Ireland in 1993, and discrimination based on sexual orientation is now outlawed. Ireland also prohibits incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation. A survey conducted in 2008 showed that 84% of Irish people supported civil marriage or civil partnerships for gay and lesbian couples, with 58% supporting full marriage rights” (Gall, Gender Issues). Once again in contrast to Russia, Ireland’s public widely accepts homosexuality to the point of openly allowing and even wanting marriage rights for these people. Ireland is a huge change from Russia, and even takes a step beyond the United States by not only through public public acceptance, but also through the full endorsement from the government to grant LGBT individuals full marriage
Imagine, a person trying to get married to their closest lover: you see them every day, that is until they are killed for their love. Around the world, gay people have been struggling to live, not having any sort of movement until recent centuries. This movement has started in a couple of countries; however, in comparison countries without a movement have terrible conditions for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual (LGBT) people.
Gay rights have generally been accepted to start in the United States where LGBT people are still working hard for marriage rights. The United States has a deep rooted history when it comes to gay rights: “The Romans ' disapproval of homosexual relationships spread due to the rise …show more content…
In Ireland, “Friday, May 22, 2015, was a historic day in the Republic of Ireland. The country voted on a referendum to change its 78-year-old constitution, approving by popular vote an amendment that says, "Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex." In other words, same-sex couples are now legally entitled to marry” (“Republic of Ireland Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage” 1). Ireland has surpassed even the United States in the rights movement, now entitling homosexuals to have full marriage rights, indiscriminately. The build up to this is even more empowering, considering that “Homosexuality was decriminalized in Ireland in 1993, and discrimination based on sexual orientation is now outlawed. Ireland also prohibits incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation. A survey conducted in 2008 showed that 84% of Irish people supported civil marriage or civil partnerships for gay and lesbian couples, with 58% supporting full marriage rights” (Gall, Gender Issues). Once again in contrast to Russia, Ireland’s public widely accepts homosexuality to the point of openly allowing and even wanting marriage rights for these people. Ireland is a huge change from Russia, and even takes a step beyond the United States by not only through public public acceptance, but also through the full endorsement from the government to grant LGBT individuals full marriage