Gay And Lesbian Rights

Gay And Lesbian Rights

...The state and federal laws for Gay's and Lesbian are unfair and discriminatory. In today’s ever so changing world it’s hard to keep up with laws. Most of the laws are printed on a fine line, but the rights for homosexuals are blurred. With the topic being hot in the media it is hard to get the correct story. Two of the most important rights that get blurred are marriage and same sex adoption. Same sex marriage is only legal in one state in the US, Massachusetts. Other than Massachusetts only four other countries allow same sex marriage. The Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and Spain.

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It is unknown how many countries allow adoptions by same sex parents. In the US, Florida, New Hampshire and Utah prohibited same sex adoptions. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and the District of Columbia along with a few others allow same-sex couples to adopt. All US states allow heterosexual adoptions. In all fairness is it not the American to get married, buy a house, have a family and grow old with the one you love?

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With all of that said you can see how homosexuals are discriminated. If we all pay the same taxes, have the same jobs and on the same Earth, why can’t we all have equal laws? If the lawmakers would stop and realize how children would benefit all states would allow same sex adoptions. There would be hundred of thousands of children taken from foster homes and shelters to be put into caring homes. The children would also have a shoot at a good future. Today’s children of the world are our future. This is something most forget.

Potential lawmakers promise gays and lesbians they will fight for same sex marriage just for a vote. For instance in Fresno, California a gentleman by the name of Juan Arambula was running for Assembly in November 2004; He promised the gays and lesbians of...

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