The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

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When I was much younger and green to the ways of the world, I didn’t have much of an opinion when it came to my first encounter with a gay individual. I had heard of people being gay of course, but never actually met a gay person prior to that time, at least not to my knowledge. It was a girl in middle school claiming that she was only attracted to women. Two thoughts came to mind at the mention of this: 1) As I had heard time and time again from many adults, it was simply a phase and she was vying for attention and 2) lesbians were super fricken hot! Now, you have to understand, I was young, immature, and probably addicted to porn in some respect. The thought of girl on girl action was extremely appealing to me. As time went on, I realized …show more content…

The ACLU has stood up not only for the defense of our amended rights, but also for minority groups and more recently, LGBT individuals. In the 2003 case Lawrence v. Texas for instance, the ACLU proved the Supreme Court wrong on a decision regarding the rights of gay citizens. In the same year, they were also responsible for getting rid of a Texas law that made it illegal for same sex couples to be intimate, an outright and invasive attack on the privacy & rights of LGBT individuals. (1) This is only one instance in which the government (along with radical aggressors against LGBT folks) has stomped on the rights of citizens, mainly LGBT citizens. These people are often denied the same rights that ordinary Americans are allowed, posing some very important questions as to what exactly our government is doing. To openly deny a group their rights within the confines of the law is almost tyrannical, and yet, the government continues to stand tall against LGBT civil rights. We live in a modern world, where people should be able to be expressive and live any way they please. This country was founded on the ideals & principles of the people and that they hold the power to decide who determines their laws and what those laws are. Unfortunately, we find that many of the American population have an agenda against LGBT civil

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