Persuasive Essay On Gay Rights

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James Howe in his book Addie On the Inside said “Another Thing I 'm Sick of Hearing: If I started that gay rights group, I must be gay. So if i start an animal rights group, what does that make me? A giraffe?” The non-supporters of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual and Queer) community often think that if you support LGBTQ rights you’re gay yourself. This is wrong, LGBTQ rights can be supported by anyone, and their rights are an acute issue in society. There are thousands of LGBTQ couples who still cannot get married in certain states. There are many LGBTQ couples that would like to adopt children and enjoy their lives, but instead they’re being shunned for being who they are. So with this I think that LGBTQ couples should …show more content…

In fact most of the time it’s the anti-supporters bugging the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ community just wants equal rights for all types of people, whether it’s in marriage or adoption. The anti-supporters often use the bible to state that LGBTQ rights should not happen. They use passages such as Leviticus 18:22 which states, “ 'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.” These rules have changed over time and Leviticus rules according to Galatians 3:10 are cursed laws. Then according to Galatians 3:13 “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us.” This basically states that Jesus rescued us from the cursed laws by dying on the cross. Galatians 5:1 explains that “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” All this is saying that you shouldn’t follow the rules of Leviticus because Jesus sacrificed himself to get rid of the curse. So in turn, it’s okay for men to sleep with other men, the bible is not a decent justification for not having LGBTQ …show more content…

A group of Evangelical directors, pastors, and ministers responded to the SCOTUS ruling for equality, saying that “[w]hile we believe that the Supreme Court’s decision is a major step in the right direction, we are also reminded that this victory is only one step towards true equality for LGBTQ individuals and highlights our need, as people of faith, to continue to work for justice.”(Robertson) Even someone like George Clooney stated that, “[a]t some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won 't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.” These are just some of the people who support gay marriage rights, it was shown that 55% of Americans support same sex marriage, while only 39% of Americans are against it (Pew Research Center). So with all these people for LGBTQ equality, it should just become a social norm right? But people are refusing to separate church and

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