Should there be a constitutional amendment allowing gays and lesbians to marry?
Over the past decade, we’ve come to realize that race isn’t the only reason people are being discriminated against. The LGBT community has become more prominent in the last few years. The term “closeted” has surfaced as a word to describe those who keep their “identity” hidden. Its use has increased vastly since violence against LGBT members grows to be a reoccurring issue, therefore making them fear being attacked. The bigger question is, Should they have the right to get married?
LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. Since 1972, Gays have publically fought for the right to get married. Research shows that 2014, forty-two years later, was an
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(Richard Wolf, USA TODAY (2015) Freedom to Marry) The biggest year for gays would be 2015. “June 26th, 2015, The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the United States in a closely divided ruling that will stand as a milestone in its 226-year history.”
(Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
(2015) Freedom to Marry)
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Before 2015, many were completely against same-sex marriage. There were protests and riots across the U.S. started because of gays asking for the right to marry, some were pro, and some were con. There are those who are against it because “gays cannot reproduce together, hence a reduction in repopulation” , and there are those who are for it and believe that
“homosexuals should have accessibility to the same rights as heterosexuals.”
(https://gaymarriage.procon.org/ (2017) Should Gay Marriage be Legal?) Many court cases were fought handling gay marriage, and a large fraction of those were lost. Prior to the 2015 law permitting all gay marriage legal, only 37 states were allowing it, the remaining 13 banned it.