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I found this interesting. Today in equality we have approached a subject that 50 years ago would have been avoided. Today it is a known fact that the people in the LGBT community are being discriminated against, and are lacking certain civil rights. This article discusses the importance of changing this, as well as what is already being done.

I agree with you Kyrra, it shouldn't be defined by your ability to reproduce. I also agree with the statement that marriage is a "civil matter, not a church affair." There is really no argument against the restrictions put on same-sex marriage being discriminatory and unconstitutional, hopefully society will soon come to understand this.

I completely agree with the statement that marriage is a civil matter rather than a church affair. I do not, however, believe that just because same-sex marriage cannot physically create pregnancy, it does not count as marriage. You are all right to say that this article is using absolutely ridiculous reasons to support their ideas on same-sex marriage. As Sebastian said, hopefully society will lessen their biased minds on the subject matter.

First, I was not very familiar with the legalities of this issue until I read this. To my surprise I realized how many factors went into the process of legalizing same-sex marriages. I agree with Kyrra's comments, which I think are on point. This issue is an example of how religion does tie into law at times. The Constitution does not point at any religion in specific. However, if in law marriage did not tie up to religion... What said that only a man and woman could be married and not same sex people? There was no one definition for this. At the end of the day, same-sex marriage was passed at a federal level. There cannot be any discrimination towards these individuals, or if there is then they are protected by the law. Going back to "Civil Rights", this law was passed in response to civil rights. How the law should not discriminate. Many of the excuses that this article uses of why same sex marriage is different are ridiculous in my opinion. Just like my older fellow classmates said marriage should not be based on wether a couple can procreate. In conclusion, its is 2016 and same sex marriages are legal, respected and protected against the law. So, justice was served!

Education Emerges as Prominent Civil Rights Issue. Gay rights, health care, gender equality such as strong support for equal pay are also identified as top civil rights issues. According to a recent survey, education has been decided as a prominent civil rights issue in today's society.

This survey is all very well, but how can we just vote on what "right" we need most when most of these named rely heavily on each other? One can not just pick a random cause and fight for just that. Each topic stated should be of the same amount of high importance.

Same-Sex marriages begin in the south as the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to turn away appeals from states means marriage bans are unconstitutional.

I agree that banning same sex marriage is unconstitutional and I think this would be a start to more and more states allowing same sex marriage

I've noticed that there are a lot of people who chose to discuss the topic of same-sex marriage. It's understandable for it to be unconstitutional for marriage to be banned whether it is between a man and a women, or of those who are of the same sex. Recently many states have abolished their laws against same-sex marriages. States such as Idaho and Nevada have just legalized gay marriage.

Racial segregation in health care not only distorts and contributes to disparities; it increases the cost and reduces the quality of care for everyone. 

I agree. Segregation in places such as this have been neglected for too long and need to be brought to the attention of the public. The moral and financial issues that result from such choices are too much of a problem.

Healthcare should be available to all people regardless of their race or gender. The "equal opportunity" clause is completely violated in many aspects of healthcare. Each person should have equal opportunities to receive medical attention at the same degree of every other citizen.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker faced only the third gubernatorial recall in the nation's history and was the first to survive. From a legal perspective, the 2012 Walker recall involved equally unique issues arising from the Wisconsin Constitution and obscure state statutes.

This long essay talks about the 2012 wisconsin recall but the summary shows cleary the main unique point of the recall election. I think the information is very helpful.

The hearing offers a look into the 1970's when woman were for fighting for the ERA. Many woman were opposed fearing it might take away certain privileges woman had fought for in the past, or that it might damage the family. Some of Steinem's arguments for the ERA are very interesting. I would have never thought to make some of the point she made.

This is more of a current event rather than a article... However, it is an example of a civil right being protested. It is calling for racial equality concentrating on the inequality facing African Americans. Chicago has been a major spot for the movement of Black Lives Matter.