The most important values in the world are freedom and equality- these rights should be freely given to everyone; however, it does not happen in the world- the discrimination of people with nontraditional orientation still exists. Gays and lesbians, in last 50 years have tried to terminate the discrimination against them based on their sexual orientation. People with nontraditional orientations have tried to change laws, to formulate cases for job discrimination and harassment; also they attempted to educate the public about homosexuality- consequently to eliminate homophobia. Although homosexuals have come a long way toward achieving their goals, they still have much work to do before achieving equal rights as heterosexuals. A nation can …show more content…
In the 1960s a long history of fights existed between homosexuals and heterosexuals. Furthermore, governmental agency, The New York Police was targeting the patrons of gay bars and made arrests. When the patrons of the bar resisted in June 28, 1969, a riot followed that lasted overnight into the next day. This raid started the movement of the Stonewall riots, which are considered as a starting point that was leading to the gay liberation movement and the equal rights for LGBT members in the …show more content…
Also on April 5, 2016, the Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed a law that “would allow for people to use religion to discriminate LGBT Mississippians at work, at schools, and in their communities” (Human Rights Campaign). These laws caused a huge backlash, which was evidently seen in the article ”Anti-Gay Laws Bring Backlash in Mississippi and North Carolina” which was published in April 5, 2016 in The New York Times which was written by Jonathan Katz and Erik