Persuasive Essay On Gay Rights

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Same sex couples have been fighting for their equality for centuries. They’ve been beaten, bullied, shunned, and kicked out of their homes just because they don’t fit the “correct mold” by loving someone of the same gender. Change is finally starting to happen in America, though. In 2015, the supreme court ruled that same sex marriage should be protected by the constitution and the public views on this increased from 27% to 60% aproval (gaymarriage.procon.org 1).

History

One of the first major LGBT+ conflicts was back in 1969. Police often attacked gay bars, but one attack in Stonewall, New York was different than the others: the people in the bar fought back and led days of protests. This started the movement of gay rights and the

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