struggle for gay rights squarely in the pantheon of two other defining civil rights

[jeninflorida]

good for obama!


here is part of the article:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Monday marked the first time a president used the occasion to praise progress on gay rights, an indication of shifting public attitudes on the issue.
In the speech marking the start of his second term, Obama placed the struggle for gay rights squarely in the pantheon of two other defining civil rights movements in American history: those for blacks and women.
"The most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the star that guides us still," he said. "Just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall."
The 1848 Seneca Falls, New York, convention was an early women's rights conference. Selma, Alabama, was the site of a pivotal 1965 civil rights march demanding equality for black Americans. The Stonewall riots of 1969 were protests against a police raid of a New York gay bar and opened the door to gay rights activism.
Obama's inclusion of gay rights - still opposed by many conservatives - among his list of priorities might have been unthinkably divisive as recently as his first inauguration in 2009.
"It really speaks to how public opinion has evolved on gay rights in the last four years," said Patrick Egan, a professor of political science at New York University. "You don't see that kind of change in public opinion happen very often."

 

[mercury14]

But, but, but, that's partisan!

 

[Sean Renaud]

Go Obama!

 

[BotanyBoy]

Fuckin' right...bout time POTUS said SOMETHING POSITIVE on the issue, let's hope our other leaders follow suit.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

kill'em all!

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

What civil right are we talking about? Is there some Code of Cosmic Justice that applies to the whole Universe? And how exactly do you reconcile Cosmic Justice with self determination? Who in fuck created the Code of Cosmic Justice!

You people are such fucktards.

 

[unregistered]

 

[mercury14]

What civil right are we talking about? Is there some Code of Cosmic Justice that applies to the whole Universe? And how exactly do you reconcile Cosmic Justice with self determination? Who in fuck created the Code of Cosmic Justice!

You people are such fucktards.

"Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression."

Homosexual people can't marry who they want for no other reason than government infringing on their freedom. Any other bullshit questions?

 

[BotanyBoy]

"Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression."

Homosexual people can't marry who they want for no other reason than government infringing on their freedom. Any other bullshit questions?

If nothing else you would think a good capitalist would recognize that a gay mans 200 bucks for a marriage licence is every bit as valid as a straight mans 200 bucks making any marriage between two consenting adults with a purchased licence (tax) equally as valid, end of story.

Not to mention the giant amount of money generated by the wedding/honeymoon/divorce industries.

God damn why the fuck do you right wingers hate free market so much?

 

[Sean Renaud]

To be fair Botany you can have the ceremony without the license.